H.R. 6019To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Austin Scott [R-GA-08]
Cosponsors: 39 · 39 Republicans
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Committee on House Administration
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedNov 12, 2025
Passed the HouseNov 19, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 6019 as introduced in House on Nov 12, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 301

House Nov 19, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes

Passed · Two-thirds required

426 Yea 0 Nay 7 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members433 members

Democratic214 members

Independent1 member

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors39 · 39 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 6019 and vote against it. 12 signed when it was filed.