US EditionHouse votes to repeal provision that allows senators to sue over phone record seizures
The House voted 426-0 to repeal a last-minute Senate provision granting senators up to $500,000 for data seizures without notification amid bipartisan concerns of unfairness.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 426-0 to repeal the provision in the government funding law letting senators sue the Justice Department over phone record seizures.
- Tucked into an appropriations bill after Senate Republicans released FBI records tied to the `Arctic Frost` investigation, Senate Majority Leader John Thune added the appropriations bill language at members' request.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham plans to sue DOJ for `far more` and expand the remedy to private citizens, while targeted senators say they will not seek damages, and a Sullivan spokesperson confirmed he does not plan to sue.
- The move prompted uncertainty about Senate consideration and leadership disagreement as House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was blindsided, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune stood behind the insertion, and Sen. Steve Daines called Special Counsel Jack Smith's subpoenas of nine GOP lawmakers a `massive overreach`.
- The dispute has broader implications for oversight of Jan. 6-related probes, with bipartisan reaction on Capitol Hill and Sen. Mike Rounds saying the measure aimed to `send a message` after then-special counsel Jack Smith's subpoenas.
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US House votes unanimously to repeal budget bill provision allowing Ron Johnson to sue DOJ over phone record search
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US House votes to cancel big payouts for senators’ ‘Arctic Frost’ phone subpoenas
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks with reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Graham is one of eight senators who could sue the government over an FBI subpoena of his cell phone call logs, under a law passed to reopen the government. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which …
US House votes to cancel big payouts for senators’ 'Arctic Frost' phone subpoenas
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks with reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Graham is one of eight senators who could sue the government over an FBI subpoena of his cell phone call logs, under a law passed to reopen the government. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which …
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