Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2017-02-27 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-27 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1334) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-27 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1033. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-27 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1334-1336) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-27 | Floor | Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House committee actions |
| 2017-02-14 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |