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Introduced
02/14/2017
02/14/2017
In Committee
02/14/2017
02/14/2017
Crossed Over
02/28/2017
02/28/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, 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 attorney's fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties, other than the United States, in certain agency-conducted adversary adjudication proceedings and civil action court cases (excluding tort cases) where the United States is a party. The databases must include details such as the names of the agency and parties involved, descriptions of the claims, the award amounts, and the basis for finding the agency's position was not substantially justified. The bill also requires agencies to provide the necessary information to the Administrative Conference within 60 days of a request.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (9)
Doug Collins (R)*,
Jason Chaffetz (R),
Liz Cheney (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Paul Gosar (R),
Raúl Labrador (R),
Collin Peterson (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate. (on 02/28/2017)
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