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

Lawsuit pressure plus a unanimous Senate directive pushed the Architect of the Capitol to mount the long-delayed marker.

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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

  • Capitol workers installed the plaque around 4 a.m. Saturday on the Senate side near a west-front entrance that is not open to the public.
  • The display lists responding agencies while a nearby QR code links to a 45-page roster of individual officers who served on Jan. 6.
  • Plaintiffs Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges said their lawsuit will continue, arguing the law requires the names to be on the plaque and placement directly on the West Front.
  • The Senate voted unanimously in January to require a prominent, publicly accessible display on its side after delays under Speaker Mike Johnson, who has not commented on the installation.
  • Congress mandated the memorial in 2022 with a one-year deadline, the plaque was ready but stored for years, and more than 140 officers were injured in the attack it commemorates.