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S 549 112th Congress Senate Law Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Government liability Legal fees and court costs

Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (DOJ) 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 EAJA 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 March 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 14, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 10, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 10, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 10, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 549: Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-549/
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"S. 549: Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-549/.
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