A Senator may sue the United States over Senate data taken without notice
What the document says“Any Senator whose Senate data, or the Senate data of whose Senate office, has been acquired, subpoenaed, searched, accessed, or disclosed in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the United States if the violation was committed by an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or of any Federal department or agency.”
The new subsection (d) added by section 213 of division C creates a private cause of action. A prevailing Senator is awarded, for each instance, the greater of $500,000 in statutory damages or actual damages, plus fees and costs. Sovereign immunity is expressly waived, no officer may assert absolute or qualified immunity, and suit must be brought within five years of actual notice of the violation.
What the document actually says“Any Senator whose Senate data, or the Senate data of whose Senate office, has been acquired, subpoenaed, searched, accessed, or disclosed in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the United States if the violation was committed by an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or of any Federal department or agency.”
A senator may sue the United States. That is if the records were taken the wrong way.
The suit is against the government, not the person. If the senator wins, the award is at least five hundred thousand dollars for each count.
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