Congress·Passed House·H.R. 6019

Senate Data: Repealing Notification Rules for Legal Requests

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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No legislative action in over 90 days.

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Key Points

This bill cancels a rule that required Senate offices to be told when their digital data or records were being requested through legal means, such as a court order or subpoena.
By removing this requirement, legal authorities may no longer have to give a warning to a Senator's office when they are looking for information stored on Senate computers or servers.
The change specifically undoes a part of a previous funding law, effectively returning the rules for handling Senate data requests to how they were in the past.
This action mostly affects internal government procedures and how law enforcement interacts with Congress during investigations, rather than the general public.

Milestones

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Nov 20, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate.

Nov 19, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 19, 2025House

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)

Nov 19, 2025

Passed/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)

Nov 19, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4808)