3.0.0 3037 2023-01-11T13:24:16Z 2023-01-11T13:24:16Z House H HR 2013-08-02 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LUMMIS:H.R. 3037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 9: No Money shall be drawn from theTreasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts andExpenditures of all public Money shall be published from timeto time.Article 4, Section 3: The Congress shall have Power todispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be soconstrued as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, orof any particular State.[Page H5402]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-10-15T13:51:43Z Referred to 2013-08-02T13:03:00Z 2013-10-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2013-08-02 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2013-08-02 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2013-08-02 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2013-08-02 True S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2013-08-02 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2013-08-02 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2013-08-02 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2013-08-02 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2013-08-02 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2013-08-02 True W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2013-08-02 True C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2013-08-02 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-08-02 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2013-09-12 False D000618 Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] Steve Daines R MT 0 2013-09-12 False G000562 Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] Cory Gardner R CO 4 2013-09-12 False H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 2013-09-17 False Law Administrative remedies Government liability Inflation and prices Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Legal fees and court costs Tax-exempt organizations Law 00 2013-08-02 Introduced in House 2013-08-21T15:49:26Z Government Litigation Savings Act - Revises provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and the federal judicial code relating to the fees and other expenses of parties in agency proceedings and court cases against the federal government.

Restricts awards of fees and other expenses under EAJA to prevailing parties with a direct and personal interest in an adjudication, including because of medical costs, property damage, determination of benefits, an unpaid disbursement, and other expenses of adjudication, or because of a policy interest.

Requires (currently, authorizes) the reduction or denial of an award if the party during the course of the proceedings engaged in conduct which unduly or unreasonably (currently, unduly and unreasonably) protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy.

Increases to $200 per hour the cap on attorney fees awarded under EAJA and eliminates the cost-of-living and special factor considerations for allowing an increase in the hourly rate for such fees.

Eliminates the net worth exemption for determining eligibility for fees and expenses under EAJA for tax-exempt organizations and cooperative associations under the Agricultural Marketing Act.

]]> Government Litigation Savings Act Display Title Government Litigation Savings Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Government Litigation Savings Act Introduced in House 2013-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3037ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3037ih.xml 2013-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.