119:hr:6019 — To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Introduced by

Austin Scott

R Republican · House · GA-08 R+15

Chair · General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit (sub)

Latest action

Received in the Senate.

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Nov 20, 2025

introduced Received in the Senate.

Nov 19, 2025

floor Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Nov 19, 2025

floor Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4790-4794)

Nov 19, 2025

floor DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6019.

Nov 19, 2025

floor At 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.

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00 Introduced in House Nov 12, 2025

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.

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-[H.R. 6019 Introduced in House (IH)]

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1st Session

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.

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_______________________________________________________________________

-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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-November 12, 2025

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-Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rose, Mrs.

-Houchin, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Roy, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Fischbach, Mrs. Bice, Mr.

-Crank, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced

-the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House

-Administration

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-_______________________________________________________________________

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-A BILL

+AN ACT

To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices

regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other

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Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction

and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, and the amendments made

by such section, are hereby repealed and shall have no force or effect.

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+Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.

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+Attest:

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+Clerk.

+119th CONGRESS

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+1st Session

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+H. R. 6019

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+_______________________________________________________________________

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+AN ACT

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+To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices

+regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other

+purposes.

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