A bill to require the Federal Government to pay the costs incurred by a State or local government in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge by the Federal Government in Federal court.

Payment of attorneys’ fees and court costs related to Federal Government challenge of State immigration law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all attorneys’ fees and associated court costs incurred by a State or unit of local government in the course of defending a constitutional challenge to a State law or a municipal ordinance regarding immigration that is brought by the Federal Government in any Federal court shall be paid by the Federal Government if the court upholds, in whole or in part, the challenged State law or municipal ordinance.