[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5069 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5069

To amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of 
Appellate Procedure to ensure access to the Federal judiciary in cases 
   where the interest of justice so requires, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2010

    Mr. Johnson of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of 
Appellate Procedure to ensure access to the Federal judiciary in cases 
   where the interest of justice so requires, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Payment of Court Fees Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

    Rule 68(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ``, unless the court 
determines that the interest of justice justifies waiving such payment. 
For the purpose of making such a determination, the interest of justice 
includes the establishment of constitutional or other important 
precedent.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE.

    Rule 39 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subdivision:
    ``(f) Waiver of Costs for Certain Appeals.--The court shall order a 
waiver of costs if the court determines that the interest of justice 
justifies such a waiver. For the purpose of making such a 
determination, the interest of justice includes the establishment of 
constitutional or other important precedent.''.
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