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The resolution delivers a permanent public honor for officers who responded to January 6, offering symbolic recognition and closure for affected families while imposing modest, unspecified costs and a tight 30-day installation deadline on the Architect of the Capitol.
Law-enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021 attack: their names will be permanently listed on a Capitol plaque, providing formal, public recognition for their actions.
Families and colleagues of those officers (and federal employees): receive a lasting public acknowledgement at the Capitol that may provide closure and public affirmation of sacrifice.
Taxpayers and legislative-branch resources: the design, fabrication, and installation will incur costs charged to legislative branch funds without specified offsets, modestly increasing spending.
Architect of the Capitol staff and federal employees responsible for implementation: a required 30-day installation timeline could strain AOC resources or force expedited procurement and staffing.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to install, within 30 days of adoption, an honorific plaque at a permanent location on the western front of the U.S. Capitol listing the names of all officers from the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement and protective entities who responded to the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, consistent with an existing law (2 U.S.C. 2131). The resolution directs placement and timing but does not appropriate new funds or change other policies.
Requires installation, within 30 days, of a permanent plaque on the Capitol's western front listing names of officers who responded to January 6, 2021.
Introduced May 14, 2025 by Joseph Morelle · Last progress May 14, 2025