The bill, introduced in the House and the Senate by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., would amend a post-Civil War-era law that allows such claims against state and local officials to make it clear that federal officials are covered, too. The legislation also comes as Republican senators have come under fire for including a provision in the bill that ended the government shutdown that would allow eight GOP senators to sue the Justice Department after their cellphone records were obtained without their knowledge. The legislation, which has been introduced in the past but made little progress, "would reopen the courthouse doors to these victims and encourage more responsible conduct by federal officials," Whitehouse said in a statement.
Author: Lawrence Hurley
Published at: 2025-11-18 21:37:56
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