Repeals Senators' right to sue over data disclosures

Removes the ability of a Senator to sue the federal government when an internet provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms shared the office's data without the required notice.

• Ends the civil action a Senator could file over data accessed or shared without notice
• The removed authority covered cases happening on or after January 1, 2022
• Under the removed law, a Senator could seek at least $500,000 per violation or actual damages, plus fees
• That law had required written notice to the Senate office when legal process sought its data

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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