House Republicans balk at Senate provision letting lawmakers sue over ‘Arctic Frost’ phone records

House Republicans challenge Senate provision enabling lawmakers whose data was accessed in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation to pursue civil action against government.

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

Scott was first to highlight the provision, which states that "any Senator whose Senate data, or the Senate data of whose Senate office, has been acquired, subpoenaed, searched, accessed, or disclosed in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the United States if the violation was committed by an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or of any federal department or agency."

Each violation would be worth at least $500,000, along with attorney fees, litigation costs and any additional relief granted by the court.