EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT – States findings of the Legislature and calls on Congress to amend the Equal Access to Justice Act.

Idaho's legislature passed a joint memorial (HJM 6) requesting Congress to amend the federal Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The memorial asks that attorney fee awards under EAJA be limited to cases where a party wins the central issue in environmental or natural resource disputes. This follows Idaho's concern that the current law allows fees for partial victories in cases affecting development and resource extraction. The memorial was formally transmitted to Congress as requested.