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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,gro?man introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,revis$
 ,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to cl>ify ! 
application ( attorney's fees 9 c]ta9   
civil actions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,re/or+ ,civil ,rights ,attorney's ,fees
 ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,attorney's ,fees   
,section #gbb ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihh7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7d7 ,= purposes (          
subsection 7b71 a p>ty is consid]$      
prevail+ if x has obta9$ relief ?r\gh-- 
7#a7 a judicial ord]1 includ+ any ord] t
 conclusively resolves a claim by grant+
 endur+ relief on ! m]its t alt]s !     
legal relation%ip betwe5 ! p>ties1 or a 
prelim9>y injunction or tempor>y re/ra9+
 ord] t mat]ially alt]s ! relation%ip   
betwe5 ! p>ties & is n rev]s$ &         

reg>dless ( any subsequ5t vacatur ( !   
ord] on mootness gr\nds2  7#b7 an       
en=ceable writt5 agreem5t or cons5t     
decree2 or  7#c7 a volunt>y or unilat]al
 *ange 9 position by ! def5dant1 or     
gov]nm5t (fice1 ag5cy1 or (ficial1 t    
r5d]s ! action or proce$+ moot1 deprives
 ! p>ty ( /&+1 or t sub/antially grants 
! relief s\ght by ! p>ty4  4  #c4       
,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is ,act %all take effect on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all     
apply to any case t is--  7#a7 p5d+ on  
su* date ( enactm5t2 or  7#b7 comm5c$ on
 or aft] su* date ( enactm5t4