To improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Ro Khanna (Democratic-CA)July 22, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Blocks public sharing of personal details for lawmakers, staff, and their families.

This bill would stop government agencies and many businesses from publicly posting or transferring sensitive personal information, like home addresses or phone numbers, for Members of Congress, their families, and staff. It would also broadly prohibit data brokers from selling such information about any U.S. individual. If passed, these at-risk individuals could request removal of this information within 72 hours.

What Would Change

Today, there are no federal laws broadly stopping government agencies, data brokers, or other businesses from publicly sharing sensitive personal information of Members of Congress, their families, or staff. This bill would change that by prohibiting government agencies and businesses from publicly posting or transferring this "covered information." If passed, these entities would have to remove such information within 72 hours of a request, and data brokers would be broadly blocked from selling sensitive data about any U.S. individual.

Key Provisions

Bans government agencies from publicly posting sensitive personal information of Members of Congress, their families, and staff.
Requires government agencies to remove this sensitive personal information within 72 hours if requested by an affected individual.
Prohibits data brokers from knowingly selling or trading sensitive personal information for any individual in the United States.
Blocks other businesses from publicly posting sensitive personal information of Members of Congress, their families, and staff online if asked.
Requires these businesses to remove the information within 72 hours and stop transferring it to others after a request.
Allows at-risk individuals (Members of Congress, staff, and their families) to seek legal action if their protected information is publicly shared against these rules.

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HR 9857 · 119th Congress · July 22, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

To improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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