Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act

This bill says that if someone gets a court to temporarily stop the federal government from doing something, and later the court decides that stop was wrong, then that person must pay the government back for costs and damages. This applies when the court didn’t require enough money up front (a security bond) to cover those costs, or didn’t require one at all. The goal is to protect taxpayers when wrongful court orders temporarily block the government’s work.

Key points

• Who is affected: People or groups who ask a court to restrain the federal government; federal agencies; taxpayers.
• What changes: If the restraint is later found wrongful and the court’s required security is missing or too small, the person who asked for it must repay the government’s costs and damages.
• Where it applies: Cases under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 (temporary restraining orders and injunctions) against the United States or its officials/employees.