# 119-hr-6084: ERISA Litigation Reform Act

119-hr-6084, ERISA Litigation Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6084
- Congress: 119
- Title: ERISA Litigation Reform Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tighter pleading and discovery rules for ERISA lawsuits**. This bill would raise what plaintiffs must allege and prove in cases accusing fiduciaries of improper transactions and would pause broad discovery while early motions move forward. - Plaintiffs would need to plausibly allege and then prove that a challenged fiduciary transaction is not exempt under specific ERISA exemptions, including section 408(b)(2) for certain fiduciary services and section 408(e) for purchases or sales of employer securities. - Plans and fiduciaries would get an automatic stay of discovery during a Rule 12 motion or certain early answer replies, while they must preserve relevant documents, electronic data, and tangible evidence as if under a continuing production request. - Courts could limit discovery, impose sanctions for willful failure to preserve evidence, and, on proper showing, stay state-court discovery to protect federal court jurisdiction or effectuate federal judgments.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New lawsuit rules for retirement savers: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would make it harder for plan participants and beneficiaries to bring some ERISA lawsuits. Plaintiffs would have to both plausibly allege and prove that certain fiduciary transactions are not exempt — including employer-stock purchases or sales under section 408(e) and other l…

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- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6084 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6084)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6084 (as of 2026-04-21).