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Litigation Transparency Act of 2025
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for transparency and oversight of third-party beneficiaries in civil actions.
Summary
This bill requires parties in federal civil lawsuits to disclose to the court and all other parties the identity of any third parties who have a financial interest contingent on the outcome of the case, and to produce any agreements creating such interests. The disclosure requirement does not apply to standard loan repayment arrangements, loans with interest up to 7 percent or twice the 30-year Treasury yield rate, or attorney's fee reimbursements. Disclosures must be made within 10 days of executing an agreement or when filing the lawsuit, whichever is later, and parties must update or correct disclosures if they become incomplete or inaccurate. The bill applies to civil cases filed on or after its enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
28 cosponsors
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR)
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Darrell Issa’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $45,911
- ARMSCOR PRECISION INTL $18,200
- GOOGLE $11,400
- FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP $7,050
- 1A AUTO $6,850
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Darrell Issa → · Outside spending →
Actions (4)
- Nov 19, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2025
Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Fitzgerald) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to 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 “Litigation Transparency Act of 2025”.
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. Third-party beneficiary disclosure
“(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 right to receive any payment or thing of value that is contingent on the outcome of the civil action or a group of actions of which the civil action is a part; and
“(2) produce to the court and to each other named party to the civil action, for inspection and copying, any agreement creating a contingent right referred to in paragraph (1), including any ancillary agreement or document, except as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court.
“(b) Exception.—The requirements under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a person that has a right to receive payment described in subsection (a)(1) if the right to receive payment is solely—
“(1) the repayment of the principal of a loan;
“(2) the repayment of the principal of a loan plus interest that does not exceed the higher of 7 percent or a rate two times the annual average 30-year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the year preceding the date on which the relevant agreement was executed; or
“(3) the reimbursement of attorney’s fees.
“(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 agreement described in subsection (a)(2); or
“(2) the time of the filing of the action before the court.
“(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 discovery 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 amended 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. <all>
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