,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cartwright introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to clarify the meaning of the term     
prevailing party with regard to the     
recovery of attorneys' fees4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,catalyst ,theory ,restoration ,act of  
#bjad4  #b4 ,in general  7a7 meaning of 
prevailing party ,in determining the    
meaning of any ,act of ,congress1 or of 
any ruling1 regulation1 or              
interpretation of the various           
departments and agencies of the ,united 
,states1 or of any judicial or          
administrative rule1 which provides for 
recovery of attorneys' fees1 the term   
prevailing party shall include a party  
whose pursuit of a nonfrivolous claim or
 defense was a catalyst for a voluntary 
or unilateral change in position by the 
opposing party that provides any        

significant part of the relief sought4  
7b7 ,rule of construction ,this section 
shall not alter special eligibility     
criteria established for prevailing     
defendants nor alter any specific       
eligibility criteria contained in any   
statute that expressly limits or        
qualifies who may be considered a       
prevailing party for purposes of that   
statute4