US SB2042 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to submit to Congress and make publicly available online an annual report regarding the amount of attorney's fees, expenses for expert witnesses, and other fees and expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year to certain prevailing parties other than the United States in civil actions (other than tort cases) brought by or against the United States.
Title
A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2042/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2042/BILLS-112s2042is.pdf |
