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The bill prevents federal funds from being used to compensate or refund people prosecuted in the January 6 attack and redirects those amounts to Capitol maintenance, trading stronger limits on payments to those defendants for increased legal and rights-related risks and reduced executive flexibility to resolve related claims.
Taxpayers: Federal funds cannot be used to pay compensation, refunds, fines, or restitution to people prosecuted or convicted in the January 6 attack, keeping those amounts out of public payouts.
Congress/public buildings: Any amounts withheld or redirected under the bill are allocated to the Architect of the Capitol, providing additional resources for maintenance and repairs to Capitol facilities.
Individuals prosecuted or convicted (including those later pardoned) and anyone granted court-ordered refunds: Are barred from receiving compensation or refunds even after pardon or judicial relief, raising rights and due-process concerns for affected individuals.
Federal administration and taxpayers: The bill expands restrictions on use of the Judgment Fund and other federal funds, limiting executive flexibility to settle claims or judgments and likely increasing litigation or settlement costs borne by the government.
Victims and potential claimants: The prohibition on creating any compensation fund for these individuals could prevent legitimate or narrowly tailored compensation mechanisms from being adapted, blocking recovery for some victims or claimants related to the events.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 6, 2026 by Alejandro Padilla · Last progress January 6, 2026
Prohibits any federal money from being used to pay, compensate, refund, or create a compensation fund for people prosecuted for participation in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those later pardoned. It also bars the Treasury from returning court-ordered refunds (restitution, fines, or assessments) to those individuals and requires any such amounts to be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol. One short provision only sets the Act's short title.