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Federal Funding Protection Act
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for original and concurrent jurisdiction for the district courts over certain civil actions.
Summary
This bill would allow federal district courts to hear lawsuits against the United States seeking to overturn an agency's decision to terminate a federal grant. The bill applies only when the agency termination is also being challenged through the standard administrative review process under federal law. By giving district courts this authority, the bill would create a concurrent pathway for these cases to be heard in federal court. Grant recipients could pursue their challenges through both administrative review and district court proceedings simultaneously or alternatively. The bill amends federal jurisdiction laws to add this new category of cases that district courts can handle.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jamie Raskin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $54,700
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY $20,773
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,775
- NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY $7,100
- ORIOLES $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jamie Raskin → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 21, 2026 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2026
Mr. Raskin 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 original and concurrent jurisdiction for the district courts over certain 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 “Federal Funding Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. ORIGINAL AND CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURTS OVER CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Section 1346(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Any civil action against the United States seeking vacation of the termination of a grant made by a Federal agency, if such termination results from any agency action that is the subject of a civil action seeking review under chapter 7 of title 5.”. <all>
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