To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 11/20/2025
Actions
- 2025-11-20Received in the Senate.
- 2025-11-19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-11-19On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 301). (text: CR H4790)
- 2025-11-19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 301). (text: CR H4790)
- 2025-11-19Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4808)
- 2025-11-19At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2025-11-19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6019.
- 2025-11-19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4790-4794)
- 2025-11-19Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2025-11-12Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2025-11-12Introduced in House
- 2025-11-12Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4597)
- 2025-11-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-11-12 (00)
This bill repeals the authority for a Senator to bring a civil action against the federal government if an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) accessed or disclosed, or accesses or discloses, data from the Senator's office to provide to a federal agency without following prescribed notice requirements. The authority applies to a qualifying instance occurring on or after January 1, 2022.
The authority for the civil action was enacted in H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, which was signed by the President on November 12, 2026. The relevant provision requires written notice from the internet service provider or the SAA to the Senate office upon receipt of any legal process seeking access or disclosure of covered data. A Senator affected by a federal violation of the provision may sue the federal government for the greater of $500,000 per violation or the actual damages, plus attorney's fees and related costs.
Cosponsors (20)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Members of Congress
- Senate
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