H.R. 2675 · On the floor · Law

Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act

What it does

Make it unlawful for foreign states or sovereign wealth funds to provide monetary support for civil litigation in which they are not named parties.
Require parties and counsel to disclose the identity of any foreign person, state, or sovereign wealth fund providing monetary support or holding contingent payment rights in civil actions.
Prohibit third-party litigation funding agreements where foreign states or sovereign wealth funds hold contingent payment rights tied to case outcomes or portfolio proceeds.
Require production of litigation funding agreements that create contingent payment rights for foreign entities.

Official summary

Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act 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. 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…

Latest action

Jun 15, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 608.

Committee: House Judiciary