# 119-hr-3213: Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2025

119-hr-3213, Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3213
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restore courts' authority over attorneys' litigation activities.** This bill would make courts and state disciplinary bodies the exclusive regulators of how lawyers act in litigation, bar federal agencies from making rules about those activities, and prevent federal private lawsuits against opposing counsel for litigation conduct. - Attorneys and law firms: Would be regulated and disciplined only by state supreme courts, state attorney disciplinary agencies, and federal courts with proper jurisdiction for matters that qualify as "litigation activities." - Federal agencies: Would have no regulatory authority over attorneys' litigation activities, removing agency rulemaking or enforcement in that area. - Parties and consumers in lawsuits and debt cases: Would lose federal private rights of action against opposing attorneys for litigation conduct, and the bill aligns debt-collection rules so licensed attorneys who litigate to collect a debt are not treated as "debt collectors" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for those litigation activities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal suits against opposing lawyers: cost, medium. This bill would bar federal suits over harm from an opposing lawyer’s actions in a case. You might need to seek relief in state court, or lose a federal remedy. It would cover only litigation activities as defined in the bill. It would take effect upon enactment.
- Fewer protections in debt lawsuits: cost, medium. If enacted, lawyers who collect debts in court would not count as debt collectors under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). You could have fewer federal protections or remedies in a debt lawsuit. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would have less power over those lawyers wh…
- Agencies barred from policing lawyers in court: mixed, high. Federal agencies would not regulate lawyers’ actions in court. State and federal courts, and state bar authorities, would keep control. The bill would define litigation activities like filing papers, discovery, court communications, and enforcing judgments. If enacted, this could narrow consumer an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-10184: Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3213 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3213)

## Related
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-10184: Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10184)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3213 (as of 2026-04-21).