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

This bill would repeal the legal authority for a Senator to file a civil lawsuit against the federal government regarding the unauthorized disclosure of Senate office data. Under current law, Senators may sue for damages if an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms provides office data to a federal agency without meeting specific written notice requirements. By repealing these provisions, the bill would eliminate the ability for affected Senators to seek financial compensation or attorney's fees for such violations.

This bill affects U.S. Senators and their offices by removing their authority to bring civil actions against the federal government for certain unauthorized data disclosures. It also impacts the Senate Sergeant at Arms and internet service providers that handle data for Senate offices. Additionally, federal agencies involved in seeking or receiving such data through legal processes are affected by the repeal of these litigation provisions.

• Repeal of civil action authority for Senate data disclosures. The bill removes the authority for a Senator to sue the federal government if an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms discloses office data to a federal agency without meeting specific notice requirements.
• Elimination of statutory damages for notification violations. The bill repeals provisions that allowed affected Senators to seek the greater of $500,000 per violation or actual damages, including attorney's fees, for unauthorized data access occurring on or after January 1, 2022.
• Removal of specific notice requirements for legal process. The bill repeals requirements established in previous legislation that mandated written notice be provided to a Senate office upon receipt of legal process seeking the disclosure of covered data.

This bill repeals specific provisions enacted in the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371). Specifically, it removes the authority for Senators to bring civil actions against the federal government regarding unauthorized data disclosures or failures to provide required notifications by internet service providers or the Senate Sergeant at Arms.

The bill aims to repeal the legal authority for Senators to sue the federal government for damages in instances where an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms discloses Senate office data to a federal agency without providing the required written notice.