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S. 350 114th Congress Senate

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

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

Introduced: February 3, 2015 Introduced by: Deb Fischer Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 2015
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 Latest action February 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury is required to make available to the public on a website: 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 agency that submitted the claim.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1669 Identical bill Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
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  • S 3213 Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 3, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 350: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-350/
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"S. 350: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-350/.
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