Prohibits foreign states and sovereign wealth funds from paying for lawsuits they are not party to, and requires parties in federal civil actions to disclose any foreign money financing their cases.

• Prohibits foreign states and sovereign wealth funds from providing money to start or pursue civil actions in which they are not named parties.
• Makes agreements tied to prohibited foreign funding null and void, and requires dismissal of affected cases with prejudice.
• Requires parties to disclose, under penalty of perjury, foreign persons who fund a civil action or hold contingent rights to its proceeds, and to certify the foreign source of any funds.
• Requires the Attorney General to report to the Judiciary Committees within one year of enactment and annually after that on foreign litigation funding in federal courts.

• Judiciary Committee (House)

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