119th Congress Law
H.R. 2675: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
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Summary
This bill limits third-party financing of civil litigation by foreign entities in federal courts and establishes related disclosure requirements.
The bill makes it unlawful for a foreign state or sovereign wealth fund to provide any monetary support for a civil action in which it is not a named party. The bill also makes it unlawful for any party or counsel to receive monetary support for civil litigation from a foreign state or sovereign wealth fund that is not a party.
The bill also prohibits third-party litigation funding agreements involving money from a foreign state or sovereign wealth fund in which someone other than named parties or counsel of record receives a payment that is contingent on the outcome or proceeds from the civil action or from any matter within a portfolio that includes the civil action.
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The bill requires any party or counsel in a civil action to disclose the name of any foreign person, state, or sovereign wealth fund that has agreed to provide monetary support for the civil action, has a right to receive a payment contingent upon the outcome of the civil action, or has the right to receive payment that is contingent on proceeds from any matter within a portfolio that includes the civil action.
The bill also requires parties to produce the agreement creating a contingent right to payment.
These requirements apply to claims that are pending on or commenced after this bill's date of enactment.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Brandon Gill R-TX
- Robert Wittman R-VA
- Mike Flood R-NE
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Keith Self R-TX
- Mike Bost R-IL
- Jennifer Kiggans R-VA
- Mark Alford R-MO
- Derek Schmidt R-KS
- Addison McDowell R-NC
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Michael Baumgartner R-WA
- Beth Van Duyne R-TX
- Tim Moore R-NC
- Garland Barr R-KY
- Ann Wagner R-MO
- Lance Gooden R-TX
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn R-IA
- Tracey Mann R-KS
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Young Kim R-CA
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Sheri Biggs R-SC
- Clarence Owens R-UT
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ben Cline SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported5 events+44
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ben Cline.
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- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-700.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 608.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.