S. 1420: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 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; and the name of the agency that submitted the claim.

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Official text

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · 3 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] reported raising $976,129 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1420.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s1420 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113