# 119-hr-2675: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act

119-hr-2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2675
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2675
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would bar foreign governments and sovereign wealth funds from funding U.S. civil lawsuits they are not parties to** and would require courts and litigants to disclose and document any foreign third-party funding.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on foreign-state lawsuit funding: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it illegal for a foreign state or a sovereign wealth fund to provide money to start or run a civil lawsuit when it is not a named party. Parties and lawyers would be barred from accepting that money or from entering contingent-payment deals paid from those state-cont…
- New foreign litigation funding disclosures: mixed, medium. If enacted, parties or their lawyers in federal civil cases would have to disclose in writing any foreign person, foreign state, or sovereign wealth fund that provided or agreed to provide money or that has a right to proceeds. They would need to give names, addresses, documents, and a signed certi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2675 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2675)

## Related
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2675 (as of 2026-09-21).