The House voted unanimously to repeal a Senate provision, added at the last minute to the short-term government funding bill that passed last week, to entitle certain senators to compensation if their data is accessed by the federal government.

The lower chamber voted on the repeal provision under suspension of the rules in the House on Wednesday night, meaning it could pass immediately as long as it received two-thirds of votes from the chamber. This method of passing a bill is often used for non-controversial bills that are expected to have a supermajority vote if brought to the floor.

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