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The bill creates a public, educational memorial and recognizes Capitol defenders but does so using open‑ended taxpayer funds and creates ongoing maintenance/security burdens and the risk of partisan controversy.
Visitors and the general public get a permanent exhibit and preserved photographic/artifact records commemorating the January 6 attack, improving public education and the historical record.
Named law enforcement officers and Capitol staff receive public recognition for their actions and sacrifices during the attack.
Taxpayers will shoulder open‑ended costs because the bill authorizes “such sums as are necessary” to create and maintain the exhibit.
Including physical damaged property and artifacts will create ongoing security, conservation, and maintenance costs and operational burdens for the Architect of the Capitol.
A permanent exhibit about a recent, politically charged event could become a focal point for partisan dispute or controversy over interpretation and commemoration.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires a permanent January 6, 2021 exhibit in the U.S. Capitol within two years, preserving damaged property, photos, and honoring officers and Capitol staff; funds authorized as needed.
Official title: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to design and install in the United States Capitol an exhibit that depicts the attack on the Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 6, 2025 by Jason Crow · Last progress January 6, 2025
Requires the Architect of the Capitol, working with the Joint Committee on the Library, to design and install a permanent exhibit in a prominent location in the U.S. Capitol that depicts the January 6, 2021 attack. The exhibit must be installed within two years of enactment, include preserved Capitol or grounds property damaged during the attack where practicable, incorporate existing photographic records, include a plaque honoring specified law enforcement officers and other officers and Capitol staff who sacrificed or were injured, and may include artwork; funding is authorized as "such sums as are necessary."