The Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act would bar individuals convicted of crimes related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack or related election interference from receiving monetary settlements or judgments from the federal government. The law applies to anyone convicted of felonies or misdemeanors connected to disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 election, seditious conspiracy, or interfering with the 2016 presidential election, including those who were later pardoned. Any such individuals who received federal payments between January 20, 2025 and the bill's enactment would be required to return the full amount to the Treasury, with state attorneys general authorized to sue for recovery plus an additional 25 percent penalty to compensate states for law enforcement costs. The legislation amends federal law to add this category of claims to existing exemptions preventing recoverable lawsuits against the government, applying retroactively to any claims pending or filed from January 20, 2025 onward.
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