To protect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and end the weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9098 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9098 To protect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and end the weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2026 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Fry, Mr. Onder, and Mr. Jordan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and end the weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Records Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OBTAINING RECORDS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 239--CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS ``Sec. 3773. Prohibition on obtaining records for Members of Congress or congressional employees ``(a) Prohibition on Obtaining Records.-- ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a governmental entity may not-- ``(A) seek or obtain a search warrant, grand jury subpoena, court order, statutory authorization, certification, or subpoena that could reasonably be expected to return any covered material; or ``(B) issue an administrative order that could reasonably be expected to return any covered material. ``(2) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply if the subject of the search warrant, grand jury subpoena, court order, statutory authorization, certification, subpoena, or administrative order is-- ``(A) the targe