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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

S.Amdt. 5471

S.Amdt. 5471 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2 — Secure America Act

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

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Whitehouse and Mr. Padilla, aims to add a limitation on how federal funds are used.

The purpose is to stop federal funds, including those from the Judgment Fund, from being paid to a covered individual. A covered individual is someone convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer during the events at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The amendment would block these payments if the claims are based on:

  • Harm the individual allegedly suffered during the events at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
  • Prosecution for an offense related to those events.