Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

3.0.0 3279 2023-01-11T13:29:29Z 2023-01-11T13:29:29Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:H.R. 3279.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United StatesConstitution, which states that ``No money shall be drawnfrom the Treasury but in consequence of Appropriations madeby law; and a regular statement and account of the receiptsand expenditures of all public money shall be published fromtime to time.''[Page H5770]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-01T19:02:12Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-10-22T17:12:19Z Referred to 2015-09-08T20:00:04Z Reported by 2015-11-30T19:45:26Z Markup by 2015-10-27T18:19:28Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:03:20Z H. Rept. 114-351 Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act 114 384 HR 2015-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Sportsmen's Act of 2015 114 556 S 2015-12-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328. Related bill CRS North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 114 2012 S 2016-09-08 Conference held. 14:37:58 Related bill CRS 2015-12-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-11-30 16:47:19 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-11-30 16:47:17 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8423) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-11-30 16:47:17 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8423) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-30 16:32:32 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3279. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-11-30 16:32:31 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8423-8426) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-11-30 16:32:21 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-11-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00270 2015-11-30 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-351. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-30 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-351. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-10-27 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-10-27 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-10-22 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged. Committee 2015-09-08 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-07-29 True L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2015-07-29 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-07-29 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-07-29 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2015-07-29 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2015-10-27 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2015-10-27 False 2015-11-05T17:08:00Z H.R. 3279, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50973 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 27, 2015 Law Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government liability Legal fees and court costs Law

00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2015-08-24T20:02:40Z 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 such reports to: (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 the Attorney General, to provide the Chairman all information requested to comply with such requirements.

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36 2015-11-30 Passed House amended 2015-12-31T19:38:29Z 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 report to Congress annually for a specified period 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. The reports must: (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.

The Administrative Conference must create and maintain online searchable databases 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.

Agencies, including the Department of Justice, must provide the Administrative Conference all information requested to comply with such requirements.

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Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act Display Title Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act Short Titles as Reported to House Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H House Referred in Senate 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3279rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr3279rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3279eh/xml/BILLS-114hr3279eh.xml Reported in House 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3279rh/xml/BILLS-114hr3279rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3279ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3279ih.xml 2015-12-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.