# 119-hr-9295: Stop Serial Litigation Act of 2026

119-hr-9295, Stop Serial Litigation Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9295
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Serial Litigation Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Limits on lawyers' and experts' fees in federal agency decisions and civil cases.** The Stop Serial Litigation Act would cap fee awards, require detailed time-and-task billing, and set hourly limits that vary by agency with inflation adjustments starting five years after enactment. - Nonprofits and small businesses: Awards to 501(c)(3) organizations and to owners of unincorporated businesses, partnerships, corporations, associations, or local governments would be limited to $300,000 per year in non-Veterans Affairs and non-Social Security Administration cases. - Attorneys and expert witnesses: Attorney fees are capped at $125 per hour for Veterans Affairs and Social Security adjudications and $175 per hour for other agencies, with inflation indexing beginning in the first fiscal year that starts five years after enactment. Expert witness fees may not exceed the highest rate paid by the agency involved. - Transparency and scope: Parties must record actual total time, rates, the dates tasks were performed, actual time on each task, and a descriptor for each task. For fees tied to whether an agency was substantially justified or special circumstances, the award for those issues is limited to half the otherwise applicable hourly rate.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Detailed billing records required: cost, low. This bill would require detailed time-and-task billing when you ask for fees and other expenses in certain federal cases. Petitions would need to show the actual total time, the rate used, the dates work was done, the actual time on each task, and a short description of each task. The rule would ap…
- New limits on fee awards: cost, low. This bill would cap the fees and expenses that parties can recover in many federal agency hearings and in most civil fee-shifting cases. It would limit aggregate awards to $300,000 in any 12-month period for 501(c)(3) groups and for owners of unincorporated businesses or other listed organizations,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9295 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9295)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7300)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9295 (as of 2026-08-05).