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S 3122 111th Congress Senate

Open EAJA Act of 2010

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

Introduced: March 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Law Administrative remediesCongressional oversightGovernment liabilityLegal fees and court costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2010
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Mar 16, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 17, 2010

Star Print ordered on the bill.

 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
  • HR 4717 Related bill Open EAJA Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 13, 2010
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 18, 2010
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 16, 2010
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3122: Open EAJA Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3122/
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"S. 3122: Open EAJA Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3122/.
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S. 3122, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3122/.
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