H.R. 2919 · 113th Congress
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 113th Congress ended.
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- House Introduced Aug 1, 2013
- House Passed May 6, 2014
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act - Amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States to report to Congress annually on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States in certain administrative proceedings…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 6, 2014
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act - Amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States to report to Congress annually on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States in certain administrative proceedings and civil action court cases (excluding tort cases) to which the United States is a party, including settlement agreements.
Requires that such reports: (1) describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards; and (2) be made available to the public online.
Directs the Chairman to create and maintain online a searchable database containing specified information with respect to each award including the name of the agency involved, the name of each party to whom the award was made, the amount of the award, and the basis for finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified.
Directs the head of each agency (including, with respect to court cases, the Attorney General [DOJ] and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts) to provide the Chairman all information requested to produce such reports.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
Latest action (May 7, 2014): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 1, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Aug 1, 2013
- House Passed May 6, 2014
No recorded floor vote found.