H.R. 9098 · 119th Congress · pending
Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 704.
Latest official action 2026-09-08 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026 This bill generally prohibits the government from issuing a search warrant, grand jury subpoena, court order, statutory authorization, certification, subpoena, or an administrative order (i.e., executing legal process) that could reasonably return congressional records. Congressional records include (1) written materials and electronic or wire communications prepared by, shared with, or obtained by a Member of Congress or congressional employee in the course of official duties; and (2) records of an electronic or wire communications service related to accounts or certain communications of a Member of Congress or congressional employee. The bill provides exceptions to the general prohibition. Specifically, the government may execute legal process that could reasonably return congressional records if (1) the subject of the process is the target of a criminal investigation, (2) the material sought pertains to a Member of Congress or congressional employee who is the target of a criminal investigation, or (3) the records are certain electronic or wire communications. If the government executes legal process under an exception that could reasonably return or that unexpectedly returns congressional records, then the bill generally requires the government to notify the Member of Congress or congressional employee and delay or halt review of…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-09-08
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Mike Kelly
House · PA District 16 · Republican
$951,468PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lance Gooden
House · TX District 5 · Republican
$670,823PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Wesley Hunt
House · TX District 38 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Harriet M. Hageman
House · WY · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Russell Fry
House · SC District 7 · Republican
$719,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert F. Onder, Jr.
House · MO District 3 · Republican
$76,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jim Jordan
House · OH District 4 · Republican
$566,426PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
GOODEN VICTORY FUND$116,206
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $116,206
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $7,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$32,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,749
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $4,994
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $4,767
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $4,994
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $14,994
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $7,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$25,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $3,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$22,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $8,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$21,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $8,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$20,375
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $375
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $4,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$20,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$19,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $7,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$19,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $3,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $6,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $8,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$18,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $6,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$18,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,274
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $3,274
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$17,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND$17,450
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $9,950
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$16,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $3,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $4,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $3,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$16,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$16,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $4,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$16,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $8,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,500
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $3,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$15,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$15,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $2,500
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordFIGHT ON PAC$15,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $0
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$15,000
Mike Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Russell Fry · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jim Jordan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSTART RISING PAC$15,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.