ACUS Announces Report and Database on Fiscal Year 2025 Attorney’s Fee Awards under the Equal Access to Justice Act

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ACUS Announces Report and Database on Fiscal Year 2025 Attorney's Fee Awards under the Equal Access to Justice Act

Washington, D.C., March 26, 2026 - The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is pleased to announce the release of a new report and updated online database compiling attorney's fee awards made in fiscal year 2025 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).

EAJA requires federal agencies to reimburse private litigants for their attorneys' fees when they prevail against agencies in certain adjudications and federal-court cases. Since March 2019, ACUS has been responsible for reporting the amount of EAJA fees agencies awards to prevailing parties each fiscal year (5 U.S.C. § 504, 28 U.S.C. § 2412).

With the release of the new report and updated online database, ACUS has carried out its statutory responsibilities for the reporting period covering fiscal year 2025. ACUS is pleased to report that 100 percent of federal agencies complied with their reporting obligations under the new law.

Learn more about EAJA and ACUS's statutory responsibilities at www.acus.gov/EAJA.

About ACUS

The Administrative Conference of the United States is an independent federal agency in the executive branch charged with identifying and promoting improvements in the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the procedures by which federal agencies conduct regulatory programs, administer grants and benefits, protect the public interest, and perform other essential governmental functions. Its membership is composed of senior federal officials, academics, and other experts from the private sector.

The Conference is committed to promoting effective public participation and efficiency in the rulemaking process by leveraging interactive technologies and encouraging open communication with the public as well as making improvements to the regulatory process by reducing unnecessary litigation, and improving the use of science and the effectiveness of applicable laws.

Learn more at www.acus.gov.

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