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No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of Federal funds, including the Judgment Fund and victim compensation funds, to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, regardless of whether they were later pardoned. It also prohibits establishing any compensation fund for this purpose. The bill further prohibits refunding court-ordered restitution, fines, or special assessments paid by individuals convicted of January 6-related offenses, even if they were subsequently pardoned. Any amounts that would have been refunded are transferred to the Architect of the Capitol.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
25 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. 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)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
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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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 2026
Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, 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 use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
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 Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, including funds appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the “Judgment Fund”), or any victim compensation fund, may be used to compensate any individual prosecuted for involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including any individual so prosecuted and subsequently pardoned.
(b) Prohibition on the Establishment of a Compensation Fund.—No compensation fund shall be established for the purpose of compensating individuals described in subsection (a).
SEC. 3. RESTITUTION AND FINES NOT TO BE REFUNDED.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be disbursed from the United States Treasury to refund any court-ordered compensation, including restitution, fines, or special assessments, paid by any individual convicted for involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including any individual so convicted and subsequently pardoned.
(b) Transfer to AOC.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer any amounts described in subsection (a) to the Architect of the Capitol. <all>
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