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A bill to amend the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1984
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Comptroller General of the United States.
Oct 4, 1984
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 1984
Star Print ordered Report 98-586.
Aug 8, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1111.
Aug 8, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-586.
Jun 7, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 17, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Apr 26, 1984
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Apr 9, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts discharged from further consideration of the bill.
Feb 29, 1984
Subcommittee on Administrative Practice&Procedure. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 16, 1983
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Apr 14, 1983
Subcommittee on Administrative Practice&Procedure. Hearings held.
Apr 13, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.
Apr 13, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Courts.
Mar 24, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 24, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal agency and judicial procedures under the Equal Access to Justice Act relating to reimbursement of litigation expenses incurred by parties prevailing against the United States.

Amends the definition of "a party" which may be so reimbursed to exclude any tax-exempt charitable organization whose net worth exceeds $5,000,000.

Prohibits the appropriation to a Federal agency of funds specifically earmarked for the reimbursement of litigation expenses incurred by parties prevailing against the United States. Directs the court to specify the agency responsible for payment of such awards. (Requires such agencies, in effect, to make such reimbursements out of their general funds.)

Repeals appropriations previously authorized to Federal agencies for such purposes.

Repeals the October 1, 1984, termination date, thus making the provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act permanent.

Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which allow the reimbursement of litigation expenses to certain parties prevailing against the United States in tax cases.

What's happening now October 5, 1984

Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Comptroller General of the United States.

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