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H.R. 5488 118th Congress House

Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023

Official title: To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party funding by foreign persons, to prohibit third-party… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party funding by foreign persons, to prohibit third-party funding by foreign states and sovereign wealth funds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2023 Introduced by: Mike Johnson Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightForeign and international bankingJudicial procedure and administration
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2023
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 Latest action September 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5488: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5488/
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"H.R. 5488: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5488/.
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H.R. 5488, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5488/.
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[H.R. 5488: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5488/)
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