Last week, EU authorities announced they were nearing an agreement with the United States that would extend Europeans the right to sue U.S authorities in the event private information collected in criminal investigations was misused or mistreated. At the time, there was concern that partisan gridlock would halt the completion of the pact.

However, on Sept. 17, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that will likely result in the passage of a broader privacy agreement. Approval of the Judicial Redress Act will now head to the House floor.

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