US EditionJan. 6 Police Memorial Plaque Not Installed at Capitol as Required
Legal battles and political disputes delay display of the Jan. 6 police memorial plaque despite law requiring it; about 100 lawmakers have placed replica plaques instead.
- Approaching the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, the official plaque Congress approved in March 2022 with a one-year deadline remains uninstalled and believed to be in storage at the U.S. Capitol.
- Two officers who fought the mob sued this past summer, triggering federal litigation, while the Architect of the Capitol declined comment and the Justice Department is seeking dismissal.
- Determined to preserve the nation's history, some 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, have mounted poster-board or replica plaques outside offices, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., on Dec. 30, 2025.
- Critics say the missing plaque fuels a 'culture of forgetting' and leaves a gap in national remembrance, as visitors to the Capitol can pass without formal reminder of Jan. 6, 2021, despite more than 140 law enforcement officers wounded.
- On Tuesday, the Democrats will reconvene Jan. 6 committee members for a hearing this month, while House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, has yet to unveil the plaque and Republicans are unlikely to participate.
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