Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill bars use of federal funds to compensate any individual who was prosecuted for involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those later pardoned. It forbids creating any compensation fund for those individuals, prohibits Treasury refunds of court-ordered compensation (restitution, fines, assessments) to such convicted persons, and requires amounts described to be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol.
Scope: whether 'prosecuted' is overbroad versus limited to convictions
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes a narrow substantive prohibition on specified uses of Federal funds and mandates a transfer of certain refunded amounts, but it lacks many practical details needed for robust implementation and oversight.
This bill bars use of federal funds to compensate any individual who was prosecuted for involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those later pardoned.
It forbids creating any compensation fund for those individuals, prohibits Treasury refunds of court-ordered compensation (restitution, fines, assessments) to such convicted persons, and requires amounts described to be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol.
Narrow and administratively simple but highly controversial; legal risks and Senate procedural hurdles lower odds substantially.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes a narrow substantive prohibition on specified uses of Federal funds and mandates a transfer of certain refunded amounts, but it lacks many practical details needed for robust implementation and oversight.
Scope: whether 'prosecuted' is overbroad versus limited to convictions
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Scope: whether 'prosecuted' is overbroad versus limited to convictions
Likely supportive as a measure to prevent taxpayer-funded benefits for people involved in the January 6 attack.
Sees the transfer to the Architect of the Capitol as reparative and consistent with accountability for harm to democratic institutions.
Sympathetic to the goal of preventing federal payouts to January 6 participants, but cautious about legal overreach and unintended effects.
Would want clearer definitions and safeguards for due process, remedying wrongful convictions, and constitutional separation-of-powers issues.
Generally opposed because the bill appears punitive and potentially inconsistent with due process and separation of powers.
Concerned it targets a specific group and could prevent lawful compensation or remedies, and may interfere with presidential pardon consequences.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow and administratively simple but highly controversial; legal risks and Senate procedural hurdles lower odds substantially.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Scope: whether 'prosecuted' is overbroad versus limited to convictions
Narrow and administratively simple but highly controversial; legal risks and Senate procedural hurdles lower odds substantially.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes a narrow substantive prohibition on specified uses of Federal funds and mandates a transfer of certain refunded amounts, but it lacks many practic…
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