Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6049
No Payola Act
Senate Data Requests: End Senate-Office Notification Rule
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
House
Key Points
- This bill would delete a rule that required notice to certain Senate offices when a legal request seeks Senate data.
- It would undo parts of a prior law tied to how Senate information is handled when courts or investigators demand records.
- If any Senator already won money under the temporary lawsuit option created by that earlier law, they would have to repay that money to the U.S. Treasury.
- For most people, the day-to-day impact is indirect: it mainly changes internal rules about how Senate data-related legal demands are handled.
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Nov 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Payola Act
Bill NumberHR 6049
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(40)D: 40
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