H.R. 6049

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6049 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6049 To repeal provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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made by such section to section 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 6628), are hereby repealed and shall have no force or effect.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>