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title: "42 U.S.C. § 2000b–1"
description: "Liability of United States for costs and attorney’s fee"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 2000b–1 - Liability of United States for costs and attorney’s fee

## Text

In any action or proceeding under this subchapter the United States shall be liable for costs, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, the same as a private person.

(Pub. L. 88–352, title III, § 302, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 246.)