The House voted unanimously late Wednesday to repeal a provision that Congress passed last week that allows senators to sue the federal government for seizing their phone records, but the repeal effort faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

The provision in the law that ended the government shutdown allows senators to sue the Justice Department for seizing or issuing subpoenas for their data without notifying them, as long as they are not the targets of a criminal investigation. The law specifies that senators can receive $500,000 in potential damages for each violation, in addition to legal fees. It does not apply to House members.

The language was drafted in response to special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at t

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