Section was formerly classified to section 61f–12 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
2026—Pub. L. 119–75, § 105, repealed section 213 of title II of div. C of Pub. L. 119–37 and provided that the amendments made by that section shall have no force or effect. See 2025 Amendment notes below.
2025—Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(1)(B), (C), which added par. (2) defining “covered data” and redesignated former par. (2) as (3), was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (a)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(1)(A), (D), which added par. (4) defining “legal process”and redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (5) to (7), respectively, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(1)(A), (E), which redesignated par. (6) as (8), struck it out, and added a new par. (8) defining “Senate data”, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(1)(A), (F), which redesignated par. (7) as (9), inserted “(without regard to whether the Senator is acting in his or her official capacity, including acting in a personal capacity and acting through his or her campaign for elected office)” after “a Senator” and “(whether acting in his or her personal or official capacity)” after “an officer of the Senate”, and substituted “(whether acting in his or her personal or official capacity); and” for period at end, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(1)(G), which added par. (10) defining “target of a criminal investigation”, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(3), which added subsec. (c) relating to notification by providers and the Office of the SAA of legal processes seeking disclosure of Senate data, and struck out former subsec. (c), was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(3), which added subsec. (d) relating to allowing Senators to bring a civil action against the United States and obtain relief for certain disclosures of Senate data, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
Subsecs. (e) to (i). Pub. L. 119–37, § 213(a)(2), which redesignated subsecs. (d) to (h) as (e) to (i), respectively, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–75, § 105.
2020—Pub. L. 116–260 added subsecs. (a) to (g), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (h), and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the United States Senate, and any officer, employee, or agent of the Office, shall not be treated as acquiring possession, custody, or control of any electronic mail or other electronic communication, data, or information by reason of its being transmitted, processed, or stored (whether temporarily or otherwise) through the use of an electronic system established, maintained, or operated, or the use of electronic services provided, in whole or in part by the Office.”
2007—Pub. L. 109–289, § 20701(c)(1), as added by Pub. L. 110–5, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title IV, § 401(b), “(1) In this subsection, the terms ‘Senate data’ and ‘Senate office’ have the meanings given such terms in section 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 [2 U.S.C. 6628], as amended by subsection (a) of this section.“(2) The amendments made by this section shall—“(A) take effect as though included in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (division G of Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3166); and“(B) apply with respect to—“(i) any legal process seeking disclosure of Senate data of a Senate office that is filed, issued, or made on or after the date of enactment of this Act [“(ii) any matter that is pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act that relates to legal process described in clause (i) that is filed, issued, or made before the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Senate data of the Senate office was disclosed in accordance with such legal process before the date of enactment of this Act.”
Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20701(c)(2), as added by Pub. L. 110–5, § 2,
Pub. L. 119–37, div. C, title II, § 213(b),