H.R. 9536 scored 68/100 on Quorum's complexity scale. The score measures how hard the text makes it to see what the bill does.
H.R. 9536 · complexity 68/100
The bill carries a complexity score of 68/100 and a high warning level. Transparency: 55%.
The bill contains 1 discrete rider. One example: Section 4 (Independent Review and Assessment) mandates a 5-year Interior Department panel to assess impacts on federal lands, with industry and hunter representation. Substantively unrelated to attorney's fees caps; appears to be a forest/rangeland policy rider.
The bill's financial beneficiaries include: federal agencies (reduced litigation costs and settlement exposure), and 2 more groups.
Citizens and nonprofits challenging agency overreach face a $200,000 cap per case, making it uneconomical to pursue cases with high litigation costs but modest individual damages—shifting power toward agencies and regulated industries.
Who is behind it
Filed by Thomas Tiffany. Cosponsored by Harriet Hageman and Vince Fong.