# 119-hr-6049: No Payola Act

119-hr-6049, No Payola Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6049
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Payola Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Repeals the private right of action and related Senate notification rules for legal process on Senate data and requires Senators to disgorge awards they received under that mechanism.** The disgorgement applies to awards made between the enactment of Public Law 119-37 and the enactment of this Act. - Senators: Any Senator who was awarded funds under the private right of action during the covered period would have to pay those awards into the Treasury's general fund. - Plaintiffs and litigants: Individuals or groups that used the private right of action to seek Senate data would lose that legal route going forward. - Senate data handling: The repeal removes the notification requirements tied to legal process over Senate data, changing how disclosures are handled.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Repeal Senate data disclosure rules: benefit, low. If enacted, this would repeal the 2026 rules on disclosures of Senate data. Senators and Senate offices would no longer have to follow the notice and disclosure requirements added by that law. It would also end the private right to sue under those rules. These changes would take effect upon enactme…
- Claw back lawsuit awards from Senators: cost, high. If enacted, any Senator who received money from a lawsuit under the 2026 Senate data rule would have to pay it back. The payback would cover awards made from the day Public Law 119-37 took effect until this act takes effect. The amount due would equal the award and would be paid to the U.S. Treasur…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6049 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6049)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6049 (as of 2026-04-21).