End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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
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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