S3983-119

In Committee

End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBAC8F10AF0974D938C1FF447BB4CAFEF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act.
  • Section HF978DE5F137947F3A7F5EF37F40A9C66: 2. Measures to end strategic lawsuits against public participation brought by certain foreign actors Part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by...
  • Section H421AB5D48A5141259822EEF0187100A0: 4201. Definitions In this chapter: The term claim means any civil action, complaint, cause of action, counterclaim, or other court filing seeking damages,...
  • Section ida6915ba1176041d49d17681b5273e781: 4202. Special motion to dismiss a strategic lawsuit against public participation brought by certain foreign actors A court shall grant a special motion to...
  • Section id0fe46d3dcbec416fb4cd45f3a130449e: 4203. Exceptions This chapter shall not apply to any claim that is brought— against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing commercial...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 4, 2026

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"claim" §H421AB5D48A5141259822EEF0187100A0

any civil action, complaint, cause of action, counterclaim, or other court filing seeking damages, declaratory relief, or equitable relief. The term covered claim means a claim— brought by— the government of a covered country

"claim" §HF978DE5F137947F3A7F5EF37F40A9C66

any civil action, complaint, cause of action, counterclaim, or other court filing seeking damages, declaratory relief, or equitable relief. The term covered claim means a claim— brought by— the government of a covered country

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