Enact the CLEAR Act to require greater transparency and public searchability for federal Judgment Fund payments and sue-and-settle practices.

Harriet M. Hageman · Wyoming · Republican

oversight impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Require greater transparency in federal agencies' use of taxpayer dollars for final court judgments and compromise settlements arising from litigation against the government.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Wyoming At Large, Hageman promoted the CLEAR Act in a September 24, 2026 official House press release.

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Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Clearer Liability Expenditure and Access to Reporting (CLEAR) Act to require greater transparency in federal agencies’ use of taxpayer dollars to pay final court judgments or compromise settlements arising from litigation against the government.

Hageman's office said she introduced the CLEAR Act to require more transparency over federal court judgment and settlement payments made with taxpayer dollars.

Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Bring Transparency to Federal Settlement Payments | Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
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Evidence

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Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Clearer Liability Expenditure and Access to Reporting (CLEAR) Act to require greater transparency in federal agencies’ use of taxpayer dollars to pay final court judgments or compromise settlements arising from litigation against the government.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hageman took concrete legislative action by introducing the CLEAR Act, but the available official evidence shows introduction rather than enactment as of the September 30, 2026 assessment date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Bring Transparency to Federal Settlement Payments | Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
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The bill expands existing reporting requirements under the law by mandating the Treasury Department to post monthly totals of Judgment Fund payments, including how many were settlements, and lets the public search them by agency, plaintiff, and counsel.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill’s described provisions match the commitment’s promised transparency and public-searchability features for Judgment Fund payments, but this remains an introduced bill rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Bring Transparency to Federal Settlement Payments | Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-30 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified evidence shows Hageman introduced the CLEAR Act and that the bill would create the promised transparency and public-searchability requirements. However, the commitment is framed as enacting or achieving the outcome, and the verified passages show only bill introduction, not enactment or implementation. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-09-30, this remains unresolved rather than never or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%