S. 3581

119 S3581 IS: No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3581  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act  .
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.