Passed in the House on November 20, 2025 · 426 Yea, 0 Nay, 7 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 6019 To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes
In plain English: This bill removes a Senator's right to sue the federal government if their office data is accessed or shared without proper notification. This change applies to instances happening after January 1, 2022.
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 Appropr…