Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives is considering a measure that would end a budget provision allowing senators to seek up to $500,000 when federal investigators review their phone records without their knowledge.
The House has suspended rules to fast-track the proposed bill for a vote Wednesday, which requires a two-thirds vote of its members to approve. Ample support for the measure exists, according to CBS News.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday defended the provision enabling senators to sue the Justice Department for accessing their phone records without their knowledge during the Biden administration.
"The House isn't implicated in what we did," Thune told media. "It just simply applies to the Senate."
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