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This bill, titled 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. federal courts. The bill requires parties in civil actions to disclose detailed information about any foreign persons, states, or sovereign wealth funds that have a financial stake in the litigation outcome, including their names, addresses, and countries of origin. Parties must submit these disclosures within 30 days of entering a funding agreement or filing a lawsuit, and must provide them under penalty of perjury. The bill specifically prohibits foreign states and sovereign wealth funds from providing third-party litigation funding, rendering any such agreements null and void. Additionally, the Attorney General must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the extent of foreign third-party litigation funding in federal courts, including information about funders, funding sources, judicial districts, total funding amounts, and the subject matters of funded cases. The new transparency and funding restrictions will apply to all civil actions pending or commenced on or after the bill's enactment date, with potential sanctions for non-compliance similar to those in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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