HR 4717
111th Congress
House
Law
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs
Open EAJA Act of 2010
Introduced: March 2, 2010
Introduced by:
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Republican
· Wyoming
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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