Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4713 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4713 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent payouts for insurrectionists. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2026 Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent payouts for insurrectionists. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act''. SEC. 2. 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 subse