The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 6048 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Scott Fitzgerald (R)

NDO Fairness Act of 2025

Requires courts to meet higher standards before blocking customers from knowing the government searched their email.

Tradeoff

Makes it harder for law enforcement to secretly obtain emails and online records without the customer finding out. Balances against law enforcement's need to keep investigations secret in serious cases like child exploitation.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on August 31, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Nov 17, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Nov 17, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Nov 20, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 31, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Sep 14, 2026)