Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
- Last Action
- 2/28/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-28Received in the Senate.
- 2017-02-27Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-02-27On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1334)
- 2017-02-27Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1334)
- 2017-02-27DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1033.
- 2017-02-27Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1334-1336)
- 2017-02-27Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2017-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- 2017-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-02-14Introduced in House
- 2017-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (81)
(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.
Cosponsors (8)
- Liz Cheney (R-WY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
- Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Raul Labrador (R-ID)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Legal fees and court costs
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