NDO Fairness Act of 2026
Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify delayed notice requirements, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NDO Fairness Act of 2026
This bill increases the requirements the government must meet to obtain a nondisclosure order (NDO) under the Stored Communications Act (SCA).
The SCA generally prohibits providers of remote computing services or electronic communication services (providers) from disclosing stored electronic communications or records (e.g., emails) or information pertaining to customers or subscribers. However, the SCA authorizes the government seek a warrant, order, or subpoena to compel providers to disclose electronic communications or records or information pertaining to customers or subscribers during an investigation. Providers may notify customers and subscribers of the warrant, order, or subpoena unless the government obtains a court order—an NDO—that delays the notification.
This bill raises the standard the government must meet to obtain (or extend) an NDO. The bill also requires the court, before issuing an NDO, to issue a written determination that the standard was met based on specific and articulable facts, and to review the underlying warrant, order, or subpoena.
The bill requires NDOs to be narrowly tailored. It also limits their duration to 90 days for most investigations, though it permits a duration of up to one year for investigations pertaining to an offense involving child pornography or sexual exploitation of children.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to report annually on NDO-related data, including the number of customers or subscribers targeted; applications for orders; orders granted, extended, or denied; and orders targeting members of the media or conduct related to certain protected activities.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- SCHAERR JAFFE LLP
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
- TRACTION STRATEGIC
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
- TIBER CREEK GROUP
- GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE
Bodies those filers lobbied
- SENATE
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- White House Office
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3663: NDO Fairness Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3663/
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