WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge.

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The House has voted to repeal part of a new law that lets senators sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge

But senators appear unlikely to go along

The language allowing such civil lawsuits was included in the funding bill that ended the government shutdown

Its inclusion immediately prompted accusations of self-dealing at the expense of taxpayers

The 427-0 vote was a bipartisan rebuke after Majority Leader John Thune added the provision to the fund

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