H.R. 5258

Summary

H.R. 5258, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 10, 2025 by Rep. Mike Collins (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5258 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5258 IH: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5258  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 10, 2025   Mr. Collins  (for himself,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Tiffany , and  Ms. Hageman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025  .
2.
Attorney accountability
(a)
Sanctions under rule 11
Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  may  and inserting  shall ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  Rule 5  and all that follows through  motion.  and inserting  Rule 5. ; and
(3)
in paragraph (4), by striking  situated  and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting  situated, and to compensate the parties that were injured by such conduct. Subject to the limitations in paragraph (5), the sanction shall consist of an order to pay to the party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred as a direct result of the violation, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. The court may also impose additional appropriate sanctions, such as striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, or other directives of a non-monetary nature, or, if warranted for effective deterrence, an order directing payment of a penalty into the court. .
(b)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to bar or impede the assertion or development of new claims, defenses, or remedies under Federal, State, or local laws, including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution of the United States.

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Sponsors

Rep. Mike Collins (R) sponsors H.R. 5258, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Mike Collins

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 10, 2025

Brandon Gill

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 10, 2025 · Original

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 10, 2025 · Original

Tom Tiffany

Rep. · R–WI-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 10, 2025 · Original

Tony Wied

Rep. · R–WI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026

Lance Gooden

Rep. · R–TX-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026

Pat Harrigan

Rep. · R–NC-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5258 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Sep 10, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5258 has taken 2 actions since Sep 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5258 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5258 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 7 firms and 164 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5258 in 26 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Torts, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Automotive Industry, Insurance, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 164.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5258 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5258’s is Law.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5258, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS:H.R. 5258.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this legislation isbased is found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 9; ArticleIII, Section 1, Clause 1; and Article III, Section 2, Clause2 of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority overfederal courts.[Page H4239]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com