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The bill prevents federal compensation or refunds to January 6 defendants—saving and redirecting federal funds to Capitol operations and avoiding perceived rewards for unlawful participation—while denying potential remedies to wrongfully prosecuted or pardoned individuals and restricting judicial avenues for compensation.
Taxpayers: the federal government will not pay compensation or refund monetary penalties to people prosecuted for the January 6 attack, reducing potential government payouts.
The public: the bill prevents creation of special compensation funds for January 6 participants that could be perceived as rewarding unlawful participation.
Capitol operations: penalties or refunds that otherwise might be returned are redirected to the Architect of the Capitol, providing additional resources for Capitol maintenance and security.
Wrongfully prosecuted or later-pardoned individuals: they are barred from receiving federal compensation or refunds for harms suffered from prosecution or detention.
Litigants and the legal system: restricting use of the Judgment Fund may limit judicial remedies, reduce available compensation routes, and create legal uncertainty in cases where compensation would be appropriate.
Defendants and fairness in the justice system: the bill singles out January 6 participants by denying post-conviction financial relief to this specific group, raising concerns about unequal treatment.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Bars federal compensation, refunds, or compensation funds for individuals prosecuted for the January 6, 2021 attack and redirects refundable penalties to the Architect of the Capitol.
Introduced January 6, 2026 by Alejandro Padilla · Last progress January 6, 2026
Prohibits any federal money from being used to compensate, refund, or create compensation funds for people prosecuted for involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol — including those later pardoned. Also blocks refunds of court-ordered monetary penalties (restitution, fines, special assessments) paid by those convicted and directs the Treasury to transfer such amounts to the Architect of the Capitol.