[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2618]
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SA 5742. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. PREVENTING PAYOUTS FOR INSURRECTIONISTS.
(a) In General.--Section 2680 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o) Any claim, without regard to when the act or omission
giving rise to the claim occurred, brought by any individual
convicted (including any individual convicted and
subsequently pardoned) of any felony or misdemeanor--
``(1) arising out of or relating to the January 6, 2021,
attack on the United States Capitol building and grounds;
``(2) committed with the intent to disrupt, delay, or
impede the joint session of Congress certifying the results
of the 2020 presidential election, including seditious
conspiracy; or
``(3) involving an action taken to disrupt, interfere with,
or unlawfully influence the administration of the 2016
presidential election, including conspiracy to defraud the
United States.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to any claim pending on, or brought on or after,
January 20, 2025.
(c) Recoupment of Disbursed Funds.--
(1) In general.--Any individual described in section
2680(o) of title 28, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), who received any monetary payment, judgment,
award, compromise, settlement, or interest from the United
States (including a payment disbursed under section 1304 of
title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Judgment Fund'')) pursuant to a claim described in such
section 2680(o) during the period beginning on January 20,
2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, shall
return the full amount of the payment, judgment, award,
compromise, settlement, or interest to the Treasury of the
United States.
(2) Enforcement.--
(A) Civil action.--The attorney general of any State may
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the
United States on behalf of the United States against any
individual required to return funds under paragraph (1) who--
(i) resides in the State; or
(ii) committed an offense described in section 2680(o) of
title 28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
within the State.
(B) Remedies.--In an action brought by the attorney general
of a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall order the
applicable individual to--
(i) return the full amount of the funds owed under
paragraph (1) to the Treasury of the United States; and
(ii) pay damages equal to 25 percent of the amount
described in clause (i) to the State to defray the costs of
State law enforcement and the administration of justice.
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