No Payola Act
H.R. 6049119th Congress

No Payola Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)3 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Nov 17, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Payola Act.

(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made by such section to section 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 6628), are hereby repealed and shall have no force or effect.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.

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