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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 trans-
parency and oversight of third-party beneficiaries in civil 
actions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 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 out-
come or proceeds of the civil action or a group of 
civil actions of which the civil action is a part, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) any portion of a settlement, a judg-
ment, or an award of attorney’s fees from the 
civil action or group of civil actions; or 
‘‘(B) any other proceeds from the civil ac-
tion or group of civil actions; 
‘‘(2) produce to the court, for in camera review, 
any agreement creating a legal right described in 
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paragraph (1), including any ancillary agreement or 
document; and 
‘‘(3) after the review conducted under para-
graph (2), produce to each other named party to the 
civil action, for inspection and copying, each docu-
ment produced under paragraph (2), subject to any 
protective order, use limitation, or any other limita-
tion or exclusion ordered by the court, including— 
‘‘(A) any limitation or exclusion relating to 
attorney-client privilege, the attorney work 
product doctrine, or any other applicable privi-
lege; or 
‘‘(B) any limitation or exclusion to protect 
from disclosure to any party or non-party the 
identity of any member, donor, or associate of 
the person that has a legal right described in 
paragraph (1), except to the extent that the 
member, donor, or associate also has a legal 
right to receive any payment or thing of value 
described in subsection (a)(1) and is not ex-
cepted from disclosure under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements under 
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a per-
son that has a legal right to receive any payment or 
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thing of value described in subsection (a)(1) if the 
legal right is solely regarding— 
‘‘(A) the repayment of the principal of a 
loan; 
‘‘(B) the repayment of the principal of a 
loan plus interest that does not exceed the high-
er of 10 percent or a rate three times the an-
nual average 30-year constant maturity Treas-
ury yield, as published by the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System, for the 
year preceding the date on which the relevant 
agreement was executed; 
‘‘(C) the reimbursement of attorney’s fees 
paid to counsel of record for services provided 
in the civil action; or 
‘‘(D) the reimbursement of a grant. 
‘‘(2) DONOR, MEMBER, AND ASSOCIATE IDEN-
TITY.—The requirements under subsection (a)(1) 
shall not apply with respect to any donor, member, 
or associate of the person that has a legal right de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) unless the donor, mem-
ber, or associate also has a legal right to receive any 
payment or thing of value described in subsection 
(a)(1) and is not excepted from disclosure under 
subsection (b)(1). 
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‘‘(3) DONOR AND MEMBER LIST.—The require-
ments under subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) shall not 
require the production of lists of members, donors, 
or associates, and the court shall permit redactions 
of the identity of any member, donor, or associate 
from materials disclosed pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3), unless that member, donor, or associate also 
has a legal right to receive any payment or thing of 
value described in subsection (a)(1) and is not ex-
cepted from disclosure under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(4) ADMISSIBILITY AND DISCOVERY.—Nothing 
in this Section may be construed to render admis-
sible any disclosure, document, or thing provided 
under this Section, or any information therein, or to 
affect whether any disclosure, document, or thing is 
discoverable except as expressly provided in this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) TIMING.—The disclosures required by subsection 
(a) shall be made not later than the later of— 
‘‘(1) 10 days after the execution of any agree-
ment described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(2) the time of initial disclosures made pursu-
ant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1); or 
‘‘(3) the time set by the court for such disclo-
sures. 
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‘‘(d) DUTY TO CORRECT.—A party or counsel of 
record that made a disclosure required by this section shall 
supplement or correct each such disclosure in a timely 
manner— 
‘‘(1) if such party or counsel of record learns 
that the disclosure is or has become incomplete or 
incorrect in some material respect, if the additional 
or corrective information has not otherwise been 
made known to the other parties during the dis-
covery process or in writing; or 
‘‘(2) as ordered by the court.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1660. Third-party beneficiary disclosure.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any 
civil action pending on or commenced after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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