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HR 3138 103th Congress House

Federal Court Settlements Sunshine Act of 1993

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to require public disclosure of settlements of civil actions to which the United States is a party.

Introduced: January 26, 1994 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityCourt recordsFreedom of informationGovernment liability
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 16, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 29, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Sep 29, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2269)
Sep 27, 1993
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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 Latest action June 16, 1994

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Court Settlements Sunshine Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require public disclosure of settlements of civil actions to which the United States is a party, with exceptions.

Prohibits such civil actions from being dismissed except by order of court and requires public disclosure of any settlement made after such dismissal.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 26, 1994
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Nov 3, 1993
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 12, 1993
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 27, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 27, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3138: Federal Court Settlements Sunshine Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3138/
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"H.R. 3138: Federal Court Settlements Sunshine Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3138/.
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