'Corruption, not Accountability': Rep. Rose Touts End of Senate Payday Provision on House Floor
February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) took to the House Floor to celebrate the repeal of a controversial provision allowing a group of Senators to sue the government for actions taken by the Department of Justice under the Biden Administration. Specifically, it enabled them to seek $500,000 (per occurrence) following the seizure of their phone data by the FBI during Operation Arctic Frost.
The repeal was included in H.R. 7148, a funding bill which passed the House and was signed into law by President Trump on Tuesday. Prior to its passage in the Senate, the House voted unanimously to attach the repeal to the legislation.
Congressman Rose has been a staunch critic of the policy since it was first discovered as part of the critical funding legislation to reopen the federal government, following the longest shutdown in history, last November. A full timeline of Rep. Rose’s leadership on this issue is detailed below.
An excerpt from Rep. Rose’s Floor speech reads:
“…when we sent our funding bill to the Senate last week, we gave Senate Leadership a taste of their own medicine and forced them to choose between this policy or reopening the government.
Let me be very clear: I support real accountability. Last October, I signed onto a letter urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch a criminal investigation into the activities of Special Counsel Jack Smith and consider possible Fourth Amendment violations during Operation Arctic Frost.
That deserves scrutiny. That deserves answers. It doesn’t merit restitution paid for by hardworking waitresses, truck drivers, and small business owners.
The Tennesseans I represent have suffered enough because of the many failed policies of the last administration – and they shouldn’t be forced to pay more.”
You can watch his remarks, in full, here.
Background:
On Nov. 12, Rep. Rose filed the first bill to repeal the controversial provision. He also cosponsored H.R. 6019, legislation that achieved the same goal, which passed the House 426-0 on Nov. 20. On Dec. 10, Rep. Rose proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to repeal the provision.