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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

S.Amdt. 4173

S.Amdt. 4173 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes H.R. 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 4173, submitted by Mr. Whitehouse and Mr. Padilla, is an amendment to bill H.R. 6938.

The purpose of this amendment is to stop the Department of Justice from using any funds from the Act to pay legal settlements to individuals who were convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer during the events at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Specifically, it aims to prohibit settlements for claims based on harm the individual allegedly suffered:

  • During the events at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
  • From prosecution for an offense related to those events.