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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6954 
To direct the Director of the Congressional Research Service to prepare 
a report extent of recidivism by individuals pardoned by the President 
under Presidential Proclamation 10887, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2026 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
and Mrs. FLETCHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the Congressional Research Service 
to prepare a report extent of recidivism by individuals 
pardoned by the President under Presidential Proclama-
tion 10887, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘January 6th Truth 
and Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON RECIDIVISM BY 1/6 INSURRECTIONISTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, 
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the Director of the Congressional Research Service shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
make publicly available on the website of the Library of 
Congress, a report on the extent of recidivism by individ-
uals pardoned by the President under Presidential Procla-
mation 10887 entitled ‘‘Granting Pardons and Commuta-
tion of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the 
Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 
6, 2021’’ (January 20, 2025). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall contain— 
(1) a list of each individual who was pardoned 
by, had their sentence commuted by, or with respect 
to whom a pending indictment was dismissed pursu-
ant to the Presidential Proclamation referred to in 
subsection (a); 
(2) a list of each individual described in para-
graph (1) who has been arrested for, charged with, 
or convicted of a criminal offense under Federal, 
State, or local law, during the period beginning on 
January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of the re-
port, including a description of each such criminal 
offense; 
(3) a list of each individual described in para-
graph (1) who has been involved in an encounter 
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with Federal, State, or local law enforcement, that 
involved the use of force by a law enforcement offi-
cer against the individual; and 
(4) any other information the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service determines appro-
priate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means 
(1) the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate. 
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