H.R. 317: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013
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H.R. 317: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013
Plain summary
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable but within 30 days after a payment under this Act is tendered, the following information with regard to any payment made by the United States under a judgment, award, or compromise settlement with respect to a claim against the United States, unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order: the name of the specific federal agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment; the name of the plaintiff or claimant and counsel; the amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest; a brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim; a copy of the original or amended complaint or written claim, and any written answer given by the federal government to it; a copy of the final action by a court regarding the claim (whether by decree, approval of settlement, or otherwise), or of the settlement agreement in any action not involving a court; and the name of the agency that submitted the claim.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] · 30 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr317.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr317 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113