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No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
To prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with breaching the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for legal settlements to individuals convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with the January 6, 2021 Capitol events. The prohibition applies to settlements for claims based on alleged harm suffered during those events or from prosecution for offenses related to those events. Federal funds that would otherwise be available for such settlements, including the Judgment Fund, may not be used for this purpose.
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Sponsor (1)
24 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- Jan 6, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 6, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 2026
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kim, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Peters, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with breaching the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LEGAL SETTLEMENTS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH BREACHING THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021.
(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “covered individual” means an individual who has been convicted of an offense involving assaulting a law enforcement officer, including a violation of section 111 of title 18, United States Code, or a violation of section 432 of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia (sec. 22-405, D.C. Official Code), in connection with the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(b) Limitation.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, including amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the “Judgment Fund”), may be obligated or expended for any legal settlement to a covered individual if the claims giving rise to such settlement are based on alleged harm suffered by the covered individual—
(1) during the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021; or
(2) from prosecution for an offense relating to such events. <all>
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