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To repeal provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill repeals provisions in the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026 that created a private right of action allowing Senators to seek damages for disclosure of Senate data. It specifically repeals Section 213 of that law and the amendments it made to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2005. Additionally, any Senator who received funds through this legal mechanism between the passage of the 2026 Act and the enactment of this bill is required to return those funds to the U.S. Treasury's general fund.
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Sponsor (1)
40 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Nov 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 17, 2025
Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To repeal provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Payola Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SENATE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEGAL PROCESS ON DISCLOSURES OF SENATE DATA.
(a) In General.—Section 213 of title II of division C of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-37), and the amendments made by such section to section 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 6628), are hereby repealed and shall have no force or effect.
(b) Disgorgement.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Senator who, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of such Public Law and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, is awarded funds under a private right of action brought under subsection (d) of such section 10, as added by such Public Law, shall pay into the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to such funds so awarded. <all>
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