Administrative Conference of the United States

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name: Administrative Conference of the United States
created: '2024-11-20'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Regulatory Reform
  - Administrative Law
  - Government Efficiency
  - Open Data
  - Policy Research
description: >-
  The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is an independent
  federal agency within the executive branch whose statutory mission is to
  identify ways to improve the procedures by which federal agencies administer
  regulatory, benefit, and other government programs. ACUS issues approximately
  a dozen recommendations per year to agencies, Congress, the President, and the
  Judicial Conference, aimed at enhancing efficiency and fairness in
  administrative procedures. The agency maintains the Federal Administrative
  Adjudication Database (with Stanford Law School), the Equal Access to Justice
  Act (EAJA) online database, and various open data resources under the
  Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.
apis:
  - aid: administrative-conference-of-the-united-states:eaja-database
    name: Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) Database
    description: >-
      ACUS maintains an online database of Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA)
      awards, tracking awards of attorney's fees and other costs against the
      United States government. ACUS collects and reports this information to
      Congress annually, with data accessible through the ACUS website. The
      database provides transparency into government litigation costs and EAJA
      awards by agency, fiscal year, and case type.
    humanURL: https://www.acus.gov/data
    tags:
      - Equal Access to Justice
      - Administrative Law
      - Open Data
      - Legal
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.acus.gov/data
      - type: DataAPI
        url: https://www.acus.gov/data
  - aid: administrative-conference-of-the-united-states:federal-administrative-adjudication-database
    name: Federal Administrative Adjudication Database
    description: >-
      A joint project between ACUS and Stanford Law School, the Federal
      Administrative Adjudication Database provides comprehensive data on
      federal agency adjudication processes across the U.S. government. The
      database tracks administrative law judges, adjudicative proceedings,
      hearing processes, and adjudication statistics across federal agencies
      to support research and policy reform.
    humanURL: https://acus.gov/recommendations
    tags:
      - Administrative Law
      - Adjudication
      - Open Data
      - Research
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://acus.gov/recommendations
      - type: DataAPI
        url: https://acus.gov/recommendations
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.acus.gov/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.acus.gov/
  - type: Resources
    url: https://www.acus.gov/page/resources
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.acus.gov/about-acus
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Regulatory Reform Recommendations
        description: >-
          Issues approximately a dozen formal recommendations per year to
          federal agencies, Congress, the President, and the Judicial Conference
          aimed at improving the efficiency, fairness, and transparency of
          administrative procedures and regulatory programs.
      - name: Federal Administrative Adjudication Database
        description: >-
          Joint project with Stanford Law School providing comprehensive data
          on federal agency adjudication processes, administrative law judges,
          and hearing statistics across all federal agencies.
      - name: Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA) Reporting
        description: >-
          Annual reporting to Congress on awards of attorney's fees and costs
          against the United States under EAJA, with an online database of
          all EAJA awards accessible to the public.
      - name: Sourcebook Of US Executive Agencies
        description: >-
          Comprehensive reference resource documenting the structure, authority,
          and programs of all U.S. executive agencies, updated periodically
          to reflect organizational changes.
      - name: Administrative Law Research And Publications
        description: >-
          ACUS consultants and staff prepare research reports, model rules,
          and periodic summaries of administrative law reform bills on topics
          related to administrative procedure and government efficiency.
      - name: Open Government Data Initiative
        description: >-
          ACUS maintains open data resources and has designated a Chief Data
          Officer in compliance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based
          Policymaking Act of 2018.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Administrative Law Research
        description: >-
          Legal researchers, law schools, and practitioners can access ACUS
          recommendations, reports, and the adjudication database to study
          trends in federal administrative law and regulatory practice.
      - name: Regulatory Process Benchmarking
        description: >-
          Federal agencies can use ACUS recommendations and research to
          benchmark their regulatory and adjudicative procedures against best
          practices and ACUS-recommended reforms.
      - name: EAJA Litigation Cost Analysis
        description: >-
          Researchers and policymakers can use the EAJA database to analyze
          government litigation costs, identify agencies with high fee award
          rates, and evaluate the effectiveness of EAJA in providing access
          to justice.
      - name: Rulemaking Process Reform
        description: >-
          Congressional staff and agency officials can draw on ACUS reports
          and model rules for guidance on improving rulemaking procedures,
          notice-and-comment processes, and public participation.
      - name: Government Efficiency Analysis
        description: >-
          Public interest organizations and policy researchers can use ACUS
          data and publications to analyze opportunities for improving
          government administrative processes and reducing regulatory burdens.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    X-twitter: apievangelist
    email: [email protected]