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Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent payouts for insurrectionists.
Summary
- Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to bar claims brought by individuals convicted of felonies or misdemeanors related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
- Bars claims arising from actions intended to disrupt or impede the joint session of Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election results, including seditious conspiracy.
- Bars claims relating to actions taken to disrupt, interfere with, or unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- Requires individuals convicted of these offenses (including pardoned individuals) to return any monetary payments or awards received from the United States between January 20, 2025, and enactment.
- Authorizes state attorneys general to bring civil actions to recover improperly disbursed funds and assess additional damages to defray law enforcement and justice administration costs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 9, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 9, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2026
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent payouts for insurrectionists.
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 “Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act”.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING PAYOUTS FOR INSURRECTIONISTS.
(a) In General.—Section 2680 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(o) Any claim, without regard to when the act or omission giving rise to the claim occurred, brought by any individual convicted (including any individual convicted and subsequently pardoned) of any felony or misdemeanor—
“(1) arising out of or relating to the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol building and grounds;
“(2) committed with the intent to disrupt, delay, or impede the joint session of Congress certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election, including seditious conspiracy; or
“(3) involving an action taken to disrupt, interfere with, or unlawfully influence the administration of the 2016 presidential election, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.”.
(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any claim pending on, or brought on or after, January 20, 2025.
(c) Recoupment of Disbursed Funds.—
(1) In general.—Any individual described in section 2680(o) of title 28, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), who received any monetary payment, judgment, award, compromise, settlement, or interest from the United States (including a payment disbursed under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the “Judgment Fund”)) pursuant to a claim described in such section 2680(o) during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, shall return the full amount of the payment, judgment, award, compromise, settlement, or interest to the Treasury of the United States.
(2) Enforcement.—
(A) Civil action.—The attorney general of any State may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States on behalf of the United States against any individual required to return funds under paragraph (1) who—
(i) resides in the State; or
(ii) committed an offense described in section 2680(o) of title 28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), within the State.
(B) Remedies.—In an action brought by the attorney general of a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall order the applicable individual to—
(i) return the full amount of the funds owed under paragraph (1) to the Treasury of the United States; and
(ii) pay damages equal to 25 percent of the amount described in clause (i) to the State to defray the costs of State law enforcement and the administration of justice. <all>
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