United States · Bill · S
S. 5059 (116th)
PAST Act
Introduced
17 December 2020
Last action
17 December 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2020 or the PAST Act This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information.
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Timeline
17 December 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 December 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → PAST Act of 2022
- related to ← PAST Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5059
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/5059
- us · 116-s-5059 · source updated 10 January 2026