Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-565
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2017-03-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Government liability
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 565 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Gardner , Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Judgment Fund transparency (a) Transparency requirement Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the public on a Web site, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date on which a payment under this section is tendered, the following information with regard to that payment: (1) The name of the specific agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. (2) The name of the plaintiff or claimant. (3) The name of counsel for the plaintiff or claimant. (4) The amount paid representing principal liability and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest. (5) A brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim. (6) The name of the agency that submitted the claim. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of the Treasury shall implement the amendment made by this section beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.