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Committee forwards memorial asking Congress to reconsider fee-shifting rules used in environmental litigation
Summary
House Joint Memorial 6 asks Congress to review the Equal Access to Justice Act's application to environmental and natural-resource cases; supporters said current practice encourages prolonged litigation, while others said reforms should be narrowly targeted.
BOISE
The Resource and Conservation Committee voted to send House Joint Memorial 6 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The memorial asks Congress to review the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) to limit awards of legal fees in environmental and natural-resource litigation.
Representative Mark Souder, sponsor of HJM6, told the committee EAJA was intended to make federal agencies accountable and to help citizens in disputes such as Social Security…
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