Fixing Egregiously Expensive Suits Act of 2026 limits attorney fee awards in civil actions.

The Fixing Egregiously Expensive Suits Act of 2026, or FEES Act of 2026, amends title 5, United States Code, to modify the Equal Access to Justice Act. It mandates that courts reduce or deny attorney fee awards if the prevailing party acted in an obdurate, dilatory, mendacious, or oppressive manner, or in bad faith. The bill also prohibits settlement agreements or consent decrees from including attorney fee or litigation cost payments.

Fixing Egregiously Expensive Suits Act of 2026 limits attorney fee awards in civil actions.

The Fixing Egregiously Expensive Suits Act of 2026, or FEES Act of 2026, amends title 5, United States Code, to modify the Equal Access to Justice Act. It mandates that courts reduce or deny attorney fee awards if the prevailing party acted in an obdurate, dilatory, mendacious, or oppressive manner, or in bad faith. The bill also prohibits settlement agreements or consent decrees from including attorney fee or litigation cost payments.