# 116-hr-5345: Innocent Party Protection Act

116-hr-5345, Innocent Party Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5345
- Congress: 116
- Title: Innocent Party Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2019-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Innocent Party Protection Act This bill requires a federal court, under certain circumstances, to deny a plaintiff's motion to transfer a case to state court based on diversity of state citizenship among the parties. A court must deny such a motion if it finds, for example, that the plaintiff's claim against a defendant is implausible or is not made in good faith.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-8517: Protect Speech Act
- 116-hr-7895: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act
- 116-hr-5862: Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5345 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5345)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-8517: Protect Speech Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8517)
- [116-hr-7895: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7895)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6802)
- [116-hr-5862: Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5345 (as of 2025-11-18).