Summary — H.R. 6019 (119th Congress)
Title (text supplied): To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
Note: the materials provided also included an inconsistent header — “Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day” and disparate dates. This summary is based on the enacted bill text and legislative history provided that describe repeal of Section 213 (title II of division C) of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.
Main purpose and intent
H.R. 6019 repeals Section 213 of title II of division C of the referenced Continuing Appropriations Act (2026) and any amendments made by that section. Section 213 (as described in the supplied materials) established notification requirements to Senate offices when legal process sought disclosure of Senate data. The bill removes those notification requirements so they “have no force or effect.”
Key provisions
- Repeal: A single substantive provision — the complete repeal of Section 213 of title II of division C of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, along with any amendments effected by that section.
- Effect: Once enacted, the repealed provisions and any changes they introduced would no longer apply.
Who or what would be affected
- Primary: Senate offices and Senate data custodians (to the extent Section 213 previously governed notification when courts or other authorities compelled disclosure of Senate data).
- Secondary: Parties subject to, or seeking, legal process (e.g., subpoenas, court orders) for Senate records or data; federal courts and litigants; entities responsible for handling or producing Senate-held data.
- Oversight/administration: The change could alter procedures used by the Senate and related agencies for responding to legal process and for notifying Senate offices of such process.
Potential impacts
- Procedural: Eliminating the notification requirement could speed responses to legal process by removing the duty to notify particular Senate offices, but also could reduce internal oversight or opportunity for Senate offices to assert privileges or raise objections before disclosure.
- Privacy/confidentiality: Depending on the content of the underlying Section 213, repeal could affect protections around legislative data, staff communications, or other materials previously subject to specialized notice procedures.
- Legal practice: Courts and litigants may see changes in how requests for Senate data are handled administratively.
Legislative and procedural history (as provided)
- Introduced in House: November 12, 2025 (sponsor: Rep. Austin Scott, with multiple cosponsors).
- Referred to: House Committee on House Administration (Nov 12, 2025).
- House debate and passage: Considered under suspension of the rules; debated Nov 19, 2025; passed by the House Nov 19–20, 2025, under suspension — Yeas and Nays 426–0 (Roll No. 301).
- Received in Senate: November 20, 2025. Motion to reconsider laid on the table; further Senate action not shown in the supplied record.
- Enrolled / other date entries in the supplied materials are inconsistent; this summary relies on the textual bill and the House actions above.
Sponsors
Lead sponsor: Rep. Austin Scott (R–GA). Cosponsors include Reps. Chip Roy, Scott Perry, Stephanie Bice, Derek Schmidt, H. Morgan Griffith, Gabe Evans, Michelle Fischbach, John Rose, Virginia Foxx, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, and Erin Houchin.
If you want, I can:
- Attempt to locate the exact text of the original Section 213 being repealed (to clarify what notification requirements it imposed), or
- Draft a short analysis of likely legal and operational consequences if you provide the text of Section 213.
