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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat · RI · Senator

Votes with party: 60.7% (318 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000802

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Cosponsors (24)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-01-06

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-01-06

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-06

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would prevent the federal government from settling lawsuits brought by people accused of assaulting police officers during the January 6 Capitol riot, instead requiring such cases to go to trial. This would affect both the accused individuals seeking to resolve their cases and law enforcement officers involved in the incident, by blocking out-of-court financial agreements that typically resolve disputes without admission of wrongdoing. The measure aims to ensure these cases receive full judicial review rather than being resolved through settlement agreements.

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Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

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