US Congress House Bill 1669 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-16 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States, including awards, compromise settlements, and related interest and costs. Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must make available to the public on a website: the name of the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, the plaintiff or claimant, the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant, the amount paid, a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim, and the name of the agency that submitted the claim.

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-11-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-04-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-03-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-03-26	House	Introduced in House

SB350 (Same As) 2015-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB405 (Related) 2015-02-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
SB556 (Related) 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1669/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1669/BILLS-114hr1669ih.pdf