Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3190
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2021-11-04
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits payments from the Judgment Fund to individuals who entered or attempted to enter the United States unlawfully. (The Judgment Fund is an account for paying judgments and settlements against the United States.)</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 4, 2021 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Grassley , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Cassidy , and Mrs. Blackburn ) 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 Accountability Act of 2021 . 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 website, 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. (e) No payment may be made under this section to an individual who has entered, or attempted to enter, the United States unlawfully. . (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.