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The bill preserves taxpayer funds and directs recovered amounts to Capitol operations while reinforcing accountability for January 6 participants—but it does so by limiting government flexibility and blocking remedies for people later pardoned or cleared, creating trade-offs between fiscal/ deterrence goals and individual relief and settlement options.
Taxpayers: Federal funds cannot be used to pay legal claims, refunds, fines, or restitution for persons prosecuted in connection with the January 6 attack, preserving public funds for other uses.
Law-enforcement and public safety: The bill denies government compensation to those prosecuted for the Capitol attack and prevents creation of a special compensation fund, reinforcing accountability and creating a deterrent against similar actions.
Federal employees / Capitol operations: Seized or refunded amounts tied to the January 6 attack are redirected to the Architect of the Capitol, increasing resources available for Capitol maintenance, repairs, and security improvements.
Individuals pardoned or later cleared: People whose convictions are vacated or who are pardoned remain barred from receiving federal refunds or compensation tied to January 6 penalties, limiting remedies for wrongly prosecuted individuals.
Government and claimants: The bill restricts executive, judicial, and Treasury discretion to settle claims or reallocate recovered funds, reducing government flexibility, potentially prolonging litigation, and concentrating recovered funds for a single institutional use.
Victims and private parties: By blocking federal settlements or refunds, the bill may shift legal and financial burdens onto victims, private claimants, or law-enforcement entities, increasing their costs and legal exposure.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits any federal funds — including the Judgment Fund and victim compensation funds — from being used to pay or refund money to people prosecuted for participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, even if they were later pardoned. Requires the Treasury to redirect any court-ordered refunds or disbursements for such individuals to the Architect of the Capitol and bars creation of any compensation fund for them.
Blocks federal funds (including the Judgment Fund and victim compensation funds) from paying or refunding money to people prosecuted for the January 6 attack and redirects any refunds to the Architect of the Capitol.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Deborah K. Ross · Last progress February 25, 2026