HR 317 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable but within 30 days after a payment under this Act is tendered, the following information with regard to any payment made by the United States under a judgment, award, or compromise settlement with respect to a claim against the United States, unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order:

  • the name of the specific federal agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment;
  • the name of the plaintiff or claimant and counsel;
  • the amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest;
  • a brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim;
  • a copy of the original or amended complaint or written claim, and any written answer given by the federal government to it;
  • a copy of the final action by a court regarding the claim (whether by decree, approval of settlement, or otherwise), or of the settlement agreement in any action not involving a court; and
  • the name of the agency that submitted the claim.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 18, 2013 to Feb 25, 2013, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-MOSam GravesOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-ARTim GriffinOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJan 18, 2013
R-CADoug LaMalfaJan 22, 2013
R-CODoug LambornJan 22, 2013
R-ORGreg WaldenJan 22, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
  2. Jan 18, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jan 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1420Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013Related billAug 1, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 18, 2013Introduced in House

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