Exclusive: Freedom Caucus Cheers House Advancing Privacy Protections Against Data Brokers in Appropriations Bill

Freedom Caucus lawmakers cheered the House Appropriations Committee advancing an amendment to a major funding bill that would protect Americans’ privacy against data brokers.

“For too long, federal law enforcement agencies have skirted the Constitution by purchasing and selling Americans’ private data without judicial oversight. That’s why I voted to include an amendment in this year’s CJS [Commerce, Justice, Science] appropriations bill to close the data broker loophole and restore constitutional protections. We must keep using every available tool to rein in government overreach and safeguard the privacy and liberty of the American people,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD), a member of the Appropriations Committee, told Breitbart News in a written statement.

Last week, the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill offered by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) that would close the so-called “data broker loophole” and prevent law enforcement and government