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HR 4717 111th Congress House

Open EAJA Act of 2010

Official title: To require the Attorney General of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2010 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Law Administrative remediesCongressional oversightGovernment liabilityLegal fees and court costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Mar 2, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open EAJA Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).

Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the Equal Access to Justice Act for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3122 Related bill Open EAJA Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
Minnick, Walter
· May 27, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 16, 2010
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 16, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 16, 2010
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 16, 2010
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 3, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4717: Open EAJA Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4717/
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"H.R. 4717: Open EAJA Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4717/.
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H.R. 4717, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4717/.
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