WASHINGTON—The U.S. House on Nov. 19 voted to rescind a provision from a recent bill to fund the federal government that would have permitted senators to receive major cash payouts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as compensation for unlawful phone record searches conducted on them.
On Wednesday, the House voted 426–0 to rescind the provision, in line with a promise made by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) last week ahead of the vote.
The short provision, included in the bill passed last week to end the 43-day government shutdown, allows senators to sue the federal government for as much as $500,000 if the government failed to notify the lawmaker that their records were being searched….
House Passes Bill to Rescind Senate Payout Provision
