US SB549 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (DOJ) to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the EAJA for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results.

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Title

Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-10SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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