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The bill stops federal refunds to Jan. 6 defendants and redirects any recovered funds to the Architect of the Capitol—protecting taxpayers and strengthening penalties but limiting individuals' ability to obtain federal compensation or court-ordered relief and raising legal and budget process concerns.
Taxpayers: The bill prevents Federal refunds/payments to people prosecuted for the Jan. 6 attack, reducing the risk that taxpayer funds (including the Judgment Fund) would be used to compensate those defendants.
General public / victims: Denying refunds to convicted Jan. 6 participants preserves financial penalties and reinforces the deterrent effect of felony convictions related to the attack.
Capitol staff, visitors, and taxpayers: Funds that otherwise might have been refunded to convicted participants are redirected to the Architect of the Capitol to support repairs, maintenance, or security improvements at the Capitol complex.
Convicted or pardoned individuals: The bill bars Federal compensation or refunds even for people later pardoned or for cases where courts later find rights violations, reducing avenues for relief for those individuals.
Claimants and the government: Restricting use of the Judgment Fund and victim/settlement funds can limit legal remedies and complicate settlements in cases where the government is found liable, potentially reducing compensation avenues.
Taxpayers and government agencies: The broad ban could spur litigation over who qualifies as "prosecuted for involvement," generating legal and administrative costs for the government (and indirectly taxpayers).
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits federal funds (including the Judgment Fund and victim compensation funds) from compensating people prosecuted for the Jan 6 attack and redirects prohibited refunds to the Architect of the Capitol.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Deborah K. Ross · Last progress February 25, 2026
Prohibits any use of federal money to compensate people who were prosecuted for their roles in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ban explicitly covers funds from the Judgment Fund and any victim-compensation fund, forbids creating a new compensation fund for those individuals, and prevents Treasury from refunding court-ordered payments by such individuals — instead directing those amounts to the Architect of the Capitol.