US Congress House Bill 3279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Engrossed on December 1 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-01	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-11-30	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-11-30	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8423)
2015-11-30	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3279.
2015-11-30	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8423-8426)
2015-11-30	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-11-30	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.
2015-11-30	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-351.
2015-10-27	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2015-10-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-10-22	House	Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
2015-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-07-29	House	Introduced in House

HB384 (Related) 2015-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SB556 (Related) 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3279/BILLS-114hr3279ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3279/BILLS-114hr3279rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3279/BILLS-114hr3279eh.pdf