Amendment · S.Amdt. 5739· Senate(119-SAMDT-5739)

S.Amdt. 5739

Age: 79 years

Vermont

Introduced: 6/4/2026
Sponsored by: Peter Welch
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-S-2 — Secure America Act

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

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

What this amendment would do

SA 5739, submitted by Mr. Welch, aims to add a section to bill S. 2 that prohibits certain individuals from working for the government.

The amendment is based on the following findings:

On January 6, 2021, rioters attacked Congress and law enforcement to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Many participants in the attack pled guilty or were found guilty of crimes.
These individuals received pardons from the President on January 20, 2025.

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that any individual convicted by a U.S. court for actions related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is:

Ineligible for any employment or financial engagement with any U.S. government agency, department, office, or component.
Denied access to any U.S. government property.