A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a procedure to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation brought by governments, agents, instrumentalities, and entities of foreign adversaries and other countries that have engaged in a pattern of frivolous litigation against United States persons intended to deter the free exercise of rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3983 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3983 To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a procedure to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation brought by governments, agents, instrumentalities, and entities of foreign adversaries and other countries that have engaged in a pattern of frivolous litigation against United States persons intended to deter the free exercise of rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2026 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a procedure to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation brought by governments, agents, instrumentalities, and entities of foreign adversaries and other countries that have engaged in a pattern of frivolous litigation against United States persons intended to deter the free exercise of rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. 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 ``End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act''. SEC. 2. MEASURES TO END STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BROUGHT BY CERTAIN FOREIGN ACTORS. (a) In General.--Part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 181 the following: ``CHAPTER 182--PROCEDURE TO DISMISS STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BROUGHT BY CERTAIN FOREIGN ACTORS ``Sec. ``4201. Definitions. ``4202. Sp