Bill lets civil rights plaintiffs collect lawyer fees more often.
H.R. 10335 — Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026 · Filed by Glenn Grothman (R-WI) · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes when people can make the other side pay their lawyer bills. People win if they get a court order. People also win if they make a deal or the other side stops doing the bad thing. The bill covers cases that end later on a technical reason.
Who it affects
People suing over civil rights will find it cheaper to hire lawyers. Civil rights groups and lawyers will get paid more often. Companies and state offices being sued may have to pay more in lawyer fees.
One thing to notice
The bill applies to cases now in court. Some people suing might start to get lawyer fee payments under the new rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- court order — A judge's decision that tells someone to do or stop doing something.
- deal — An agreement where both sides end a lawsuit without going to trial.
- civil rights — Basic freedoms and fair treatment that the law says all people must have.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,283 characters) on Sep 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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