# 119-s-3581: No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act

119-s-3581, No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3581
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Bars federal funds from settling claims by people convicted of assaulting law enforcement on January 6, 2021.** The bill would define a covered individual as someone convicted of assaulting an officer, including under 18 U.S.C. 111 or D.C. Code 22-405, in connection with events at or near the Capitol on January 6, and it would prohibit any federal funds, including amounts from the Judgment Fund, from being obligated or spent for legal settlements tied to harm during those events or from prosecutions related to them.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal settlements for January 6 assaulters: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would bar federal funds from paying legal settlements to people convicted of assaulting law enforcement at the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach. It would define a covered individual to include convictions under 18 U.S.C. section 111 and D.C. Code sec. 22-405. The ban would includ…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3581 (as of 2026-08-11).