"The memorial does exist. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) found it last May in a basement workshop beneath a House office building, tucked among lockers, shelves, and equipment. It's a beautiful tribute to the men and women who protected the Capitol during the onslaught, Morelle said at the time. Months later, the plaque remains exactly where he found it. The law mandating the memorial passed on a bipartisan basis in 2022 and gave the Architect of the Capitol a clear deadline."
"The Architect has since testified that final instructions to install the plaque would need to come from the Speaker's office meaning Johnson has effective veto power over whether the memorial is ever displayed. Johnson, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, supported efforts to overturn the 2020 election and has minimized the significance of Jan. 6. His office now claims the statute is not implementable, despite Congress explicitly ordering the plaque's creation and placement."
A completed bronze plaque honoring police who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 remains uninstalled in a basement workshop beneath a House office building. Congress mandated creation and placement on the Capitol's West Front within one year under a 2022 bipartisan law. Rep. Joe Morelle located the plaque last May, but it remains where he found it. The Architect of the Capitol testified that final installation instructions must come from the Speaker's office, giving the Speaker effective control. Speaker Mike Johnson's office argues the statute is not implementable, and the Justice Department contends the law is vague and the plaque incomplete for not listing all officers.
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