House Republicans are moving to repeal a controversial provision that was slipped into the Senate’s version of the federal funding bill, which would allow senators to sue the government for accessing their data without their knowledge.

The provision, which would allow senators to sue the government and receive up to $500,000 or more for each violation, was reportedly inserted by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) after it was revealed that several GOP lawmakers were investigated as part of a Biden administration-era investigation into the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol.

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