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A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.

USA115th CongressS-386| Senate 
| Updated: 2/15/2017
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (3)
James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 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.) Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website: 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, the agency that submitted the claim, and any information available on reports generated by the Judgment Fund Payment Search administered by Treasury. If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose: the method of payment; the currency denomination used for the payment; and the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment. No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
  • S 115-565: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.
Foreign and international bankingGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityTerrorism

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.

USA115th CongressS-386| Senate 
| Updated: 2/15/2017
Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 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.) Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website: 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, the agency that submitted the claim, and any information available on reports generated by the Judgment Fund Payment Search administered by Treasury. If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose: the method of payment; the currency denomination used for the payment; and the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment. No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (3)
James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
  • S 115-565: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign and international bankingGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityTerrorism