US Congress Senate Bill 1712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after the payment of a final judgment, award, or compromise settlement involving a federal agency, to publish electronically: (1) the agency responsible for the payment; (2) a citation to the law under which the claim was made; (3) the amount to be paid, including any interest and attorney fees; and (4) the court in which such claim was filed and the court case number. Requires each federal agency to submit annual reports to Congress describing: (1) any civil action filed or pending against such agency or an agency employee, and (2) any settlements entered by, or final judgments entered against, such agency or an agency employee.

Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011

Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1712/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1712/BILLS-112s1712is.pdf