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H.R. 6019 (119th): 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

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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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Summary

Recorded summary

This bill repeals the authority that let a Senator sue the federal government for the greater of $500,000 per violation or actual damages, plus attorney's fees. That remedy covered cases where an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms accessed or disclosed a Senator's office data to give to a federal agency without the required prior written notice of legal process. The remedy applies to qualifying instances on or after January 1, 2022, and was created in H.R. 5371, which the summary says was signed November 12, 2026.

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Theological note: The measure bears on the restraint of government intrusion into private or official records and on the due process owed to those whose data is sought. Notice before compelled disclosure protects against secret or unaccountable state access, and the remedy for violations is a check on the power of the state. Repealing that check raises concern about removing accountability for unnoticed governmental access, though the bill's scope is institutional and narrow.

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Recorded votes

Roll 301 · 19-Nov-2025 9:00 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 426 · Nay 0 · Other 7

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