H.R. 1669: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · 16 cosponsors

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Tom McClintock (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1669.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1669 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114