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Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017

Introduced: February 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
Oct 16, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-348.
Jun 28, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details regarding payments made from the Judgment Fund on or after January 1, 2016. (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 must disclose 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 representing principal liability and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability,
  • a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim,
  • the agency that submitted the claim, and
  • any information available on reports generated by the Judgment Fund Payment Search administered by Treasury.

If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose:

  • the method of payment;
  • the currency denomination used for the payment; and
  • the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment.

By January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, Treasury must disclose on the website: (1) the total amounts paid from the fund during the preceding year; and (2) the amounts paid during the preceding year for attorney fees, interest, and for all other payments.

No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

What's happening now October 16, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 469 Related bill Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act
  • S 565 Related bill Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
  • S 386 Related bill Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 2, 2017
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 15, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 15, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· Feb 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1096/
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"H.R. 1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1096/.
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H.R. 1096, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1096/.
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