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Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

Introduced: January 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1413)
Feb 7, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1413)
Feb 7, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 752.
Feb 7, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1413-1415)
Feb 7, 2019
Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

This bill requires the Administrative Conference of the United States to create and maintain a database of specified information about fees awarded in certain court cases and adversarial administrative proceedings in which the United States is a party.

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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