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House Democrats Plan to Move January 6 Memorial Plaque

Leaders say changing the plaque’s display will enforce a 2022 law and give the memorial a more visible placement in the Capitol.

People look at a plaque commemorating Jan. 6 on March 25, 2026, at the U.S. Capitol.
From left, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., visit a plaque that honors the Capitol Police and law enforcement that defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Rep. Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, confirmed he will work to relocate the plaque when Democrats take control of the House in January and is still finalizing the logistics.
  • Congress authorized the memorial in 2022 to honor Capitol and Metropolitan Police and others who defended the Capitol on January 6, but a March 2023 installation deadline was missed, fueling the dispute.
  • After Speaker Mike Johnson called the law “not implementable,” the Senate moved to install the plaque and it was placed in March 2026 in a basement hallway on the Senate side that is not open to the public.
  • House Democrats previously displayed replica plaques outside their offices in June 2025 to press for a more prominent memorial, and the planned move would shift control over placement to the House Administration Committee under Democratic leadership.
  • The dispute mixes legal procedure and political symbolism because the plaque honors officers injured and some who later died after the riot, and the move could change how the Capitol publicly remembers January 6 while prompting debates over where memorials are placed.