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Jan. 6 Police Plaque Quietly Installed at Capitol After Years of Delay

The quiet Senate-side installation leaves a court challenge over statutory compliance unresolved.

Capitol tour guides take photos of a plaque honoring police service on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Capitol, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
On Saturday March 7th, the January 6th, 2021 memorial plaque was installed at the West Entrance of the US Capitol.
A plaque honoring police service on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Capitol, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
The January 6th, 2021, memorial plaque was installed at the West Entrance of the US Capitol.

Overview

  • Workers installed the plaque before dawn on March 7 in a hallway just inside a West Front entrance on the Senate side that is not open to the public.
  • Congress mandated the memorial in 2022 with a one-year deadline that lapsed without action.
  • The plaque bears an inscription honoring officers, lists responding agencies, and includes a QR code linking to the names of officers who were present.
  • The Senate approved placement by unanimous consent in January after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed installation and his office said the statute was not implementable.
  • Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges are keeping their lawsuit against the Architect of the Capitol active, with Hodges calling the display a stopgap that does not fully meet the law’s placement and name-listing requirements.