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Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

Introduced: February 14, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Feb 28, 2017

Received in the Senate.

Feb 27, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 27, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1334)

Feb 27, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1334)

Feb 27, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1033.

Feb 27, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1334-1336)

Feb 27, 2017

Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Feb 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Feb 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 14, 2017

Introduced in House

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to create and maintain online searchable databases with information about the attorney's fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States in certain: (1) agency-conducted adversary adjudication proceedings, and (2) civil action court cases (excluding tort cases) or settlement agreements to which the United States is a party.

With respect to each award, the information must include: (1) the name of the agency involved, (2) the name of each party to whom the award was made, (3) a description of the claims, (4) the amount of the award, and (5) the basis for finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified. Under current law, the awards are made unless the position of the agency was substantially justified or special circumstances make an award unjust.

What's happening now February 28, 2017

Received in the Senate.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 3 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 6

Tennessee · Feb 14, 2017

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Feb 14, 2017

Labrador, Raul

· Feb 14, 2017

Thompson, Glenn

Pennsylvania · Feb 14, 2017

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