Protecting TPLF From Abuse Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7015 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7015 To amend title 28, United States Code, to protect legal proceedings from manipulation and provide for transparency and oversight of third- party beneficiaries in civil actions. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2026 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Baumgartner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to protect legal proceedings from manipulation and provide for transparency and oversight of third- party beneficiaries in civil actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act'' or the ``Protecting TPLF From Abuse Act''. SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES IN CIVIL CASES. (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1660. Initial disclosures regarding third-party beneficiaries ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in any civil action, a party or any counsel of record for a party shall-- ``(1) disclose in writing to the court and all other named parties to the civil action the identity of any person (other than counsel of record) that has a legal right to receive any payment or thing of value that is contingent in any respect on the outcome or proceeds of the civil action or a group of civil actions of which the civil action is a part, including-- ``(A) any portion of a settlement, a judgment, or an award of attorney's fees from the civil action or group of civ