No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 25
- Latest action
- Jan 6, 2026
What it does
The bill would prohibit federal payments for legal settlements to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers during the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach.
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Mark Kelly
- Mazie Hirono
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ruben Gallego
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.