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Jan. 6 Police Plaque Installed Quietly as Officers Press Legal Challenge

Plaintiffs now argue the overnight, Senate-side placement violates the law.

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A replica of the plaque dedicated to law enforcement that was passed by Congress in 2022 displayed outside of a hearing held by Democratic lawmakers to mark five years since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2026.
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Overview

  • Architect of the Capitol staff mounted the bronze plaque around 4 a.m. on March 7 near doors on the Capitol’s West Front on the Senate side, adding a QR code that links to a roster of officers.
  • The 2022 statute required installation by March 2023, placement on the Capitol’s western front, and listing of individual responders’ names on the plaque itself.
  • House delays stretched for years after Speaker Mike Johnson’s office said the law was “not implementable,” while a unanimous January Senate resolution led by Sen. Thom Tillis directed a publicly accessible display on the Senate side.
  • Officers Harry Dunn and Danny Hodges asked a judge to keep their lawsuit alive, arguing the plaque’s interior location is effectively hidden, not on the West Front as mandated, and that a QR code does not satisfy the naming requirement.
  • Tillis has suggested the current placement is temporary, and the Justice Department previously sought dismissal of the suit, leaving the plaque’s permanence and legal compliance unresolved.