US Congress House Bill 317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 31)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
2013-01-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1420 (Related) 2013-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/317/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr317/BILLS-113hr317ih.pdf