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This bill, known as the "Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025," aims to increase transparency and regulate third-party litigation funding from foreign sources in U.S. civil court cases. The bill requires parties in a civil action to disclose detailed information about any foreign persons, states, or sovereign wealth funds (investment funds owned by foreign governments) that have a financial stake in the litigation outcome. Specifically, parties must provide the names, addresses, and citizenship of such entities within 30 days of filing a lawsuit or executing a funding agreement. The bill prohibits foreign states and sovereign wealth funds from directly funding litigation and mandates that parties submit a sworn declaration under penalty of perjury about the funding sources. If parties fail to disclose or supplement funding information, they may face sanctions similar to those in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Additionally, the Attorney General is required to submit an annual report to Congress detailing foreign third-party litigation funding activities, including the identities of funders, funding sources, judicial districts involved, estimated total foreign-sourced money, and a summary of the cases. The bill's provisions will apply to all civil actions pending or commenced on or after the date of enactment.

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