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Senate Bill 3581
119th Congress(2025-2026)
No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
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S. 3581 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3581


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.

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.