A bill to amend section 504 of title 5, United States Code, and section 2412 of title 28, United States Code to allow a prevailing party to recover attorneys fees and other costs in certain administrative and judicial proceedings when a Federal officer or employee is found to have taken an arbitrary or capricious action which was the subject of the proceedings, and for other purposes.

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Allows parties that prevail against the United States in specified administrative and judicial proceedings to be awarded attorneys' fees and other expenses. Permits the relevant agency or court to assess a civil penalty not exceeding the amount of such costs against an officer or employee of the United States, if such agency or court determines that the proceedings involved were based on a clearly arbitrary or capricious action of such officer or employee. Authorizes the agency or court to consolidate proceedings. Amends the Equal Access to Justice Act to repeal the termination dates of costs and fees award provisions.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1985

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