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H.R. 1109 119th Congress House

Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for transparency and oversight of third-party beneficiaries in civil actions.

Introduced: February 7, 2025 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityLegal fees and court costs
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

This bill generally requires parties in a civil action to disclose to the court and other named parties the identity of any person (other than counsel) that has a right to receive a payment or thing of value contingent upon the outcome of the civil action. The bill also requires parties to produce the agreement creating the contingent right to payment or a thing of value.

These requirements apply to claims that are pending on or commenced after this bill's date of enactment.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1109: Litigation Transparency Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1109/
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"H.R. 1109: Litigation Transparency Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1109/.
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H.R. 1109, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1109/.
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