End Foreign Abuse of United States Courts Act

Summary

Creates a new federal procedure to push back on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) brought by certain foreign actors by adding a new chapter to Title 28 of the U.S. Code. It lets defendants file a special motion to dismiss such suits and makes orders denying those motions immediately appealable to appellate courts. The law takes effect on the date of enactment and applies to any claim filed on or after that date, even if the underlying conduct happened earlier. The change is procedural and focused on federal civil litigation: it inserts a new Title 28 chapter to address foreign‑actor SLAPPs, updates the federal appellate jurisdiction statute to allow interlocutory appeals of denials of these special motions, and updates the Title 28 chapter table to reflect the new chapter.

• Establishes a new Title 28 chapter creating federal procedures to address SLAPPs filed by certain foreign actors.
• Allows defendants to file a special motion to dismiss those suits under the new statutory mechanism.
• Amends 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a) so orders denying such special motions (in whole or in part) are immediately appealable.
• Updates the Title 28 chapter table to add the new chapter.
• Takes effect on the date of enactment and applies to any claim filed on or after that date, regardless of when the underlying conduct occurred.
• The change is procedural and focused on federal civil litigation; it contains no appropriations or tax changes in the provided text.
• Likely increases early‑stage case dismissal opportunities for defendants and may increase interlocutory appeals to circuit courts.
• Could reduce meritless foreign‑actor litigation that seeks to chill public participation, but may raise questions about access to courts for some plaintiffs.