U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026
Roll call 159 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5812 — To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
A vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do.
Blocked
52 yes 47 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-5812 — To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
This amendment aims to add a section to the bill regarding a fund established by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026. The purpose is to provide lump sum payments to eligible claimants. Eligible claimants include: Individuals who served as active duty law enforcement officers defending the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and suffered death or economic and noneconomic loss. Personal representatives of a decedent who meets the above criteria.
