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HR 1446 112th Congress House

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.

Introduced: April 8, 2011 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the public on a website 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: (1) the name of the plaintiff or claimant and counsel; (2) the name of the agency that submitted the claim; (3) a brief description of the facts that gave rise to it; and (4) the amount paid representing principal, attorney fees, and interest, if applicable.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1446: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1446/
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"H.R. 1446: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1446/.
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H.R. 1446, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1446/.
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