H.R. 1669 · 114th Congress
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
StewartSponsor16 cosponsors · 16 R
R
Burgess
RB
R
Bishop
DB
R
Benishek
TM
R
McClintock
ST
R
Tipton
TC
R
Cole
PG
R
Gosar
BL
R
Long
SP
R
Pearce
AS
R
Scott
MA
R
Amodei
CL
R
Lummis
GW
R
Walden
BB
R
Byrne
JC
R
Culberson
KC
R
Calvert1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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, including awards, compromise settlements, and related interest and costs.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2015
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, including awards, compromise settlements, and related interest and costs.
Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must make available to the public on a website:
- the name of 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 name of the agency that submitted the claim.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
Latest action (Nov 16, 2016): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 26, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.