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
To repeal provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Payola Act
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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made by such section to section 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 6628), are hereby repealed and shall have no force or effect.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.