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Committee approves memorial asking Congress to review Equal Access to Justice Act
Summary
A House memorial (HJM6) asking Congress to review how the Equal Access to Justice Act is applied in environmental and natural-resource litigation was advanced from committee after backers said the law has been broadened since 1980 and has slowed some federal projects.
Representative Mark Sauter, Republican of District 1, told a legislative committee that House Memorial HJM6 asks the federal government to reassess how the Equal Access to Justice Act (EJA) is applied in environmental and natural-resource litigation.
"The purpose of the EJA act, was to provide some legal reimbursement for those that sued...the federal government for wrongs that for perceived wrongs…
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