Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1033
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
Active
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Passed House on Feb 27, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 14, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1033
Congress
115
Policy Area
Law
Law
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Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 27, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1334)
Summary

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.

Text (3)
February 28, 2017
February 27, 2017
February 14, 2017
Actions (10)
02/28/2017
Received in the Senate.
02/27/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/27/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1334)
02/27/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1334)
02/27/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1033.
02/27/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1334-1336)
02/27/2017
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/14/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
02/14/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/14/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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