The issue focused on whether the federal government should continue to collect data on Internet usage on federal computers or should make it easier for Internet companies to collect information on Internet users' web browsing habits.

The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on a resolution that called for the federal government to make the Internet easier for businesses and internet companies to collect online activity data.

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House Republicans voted to pass the resolution after receiving a series of reports that revealed how the federal government has collected vast amounts of personal online information