{"id":2531602,"date":"2026-01-08T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-plaque-to-honor-jan-6-law-enforcement\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:06:53","slug":"senate-approves-plaque-to-honor-jan-6-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-plaque-to-honor-jan-6-law-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves plaque to honor Jan. 6 law enforcement\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-approves-plaque-to-honor-jan-6-law-enforcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate voted to display a commemorative plaque honoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> who defended the U.S.Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, directing the architect of the Capitol to place a previously commissioned plaque in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing. The signage will remain on the Senate side until the House designates a permanent location on the West Front. The plaque&#8217;s installation was originally required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which set a March 2023 deadline, and its delay prompted frustration and prompted some Democrats to post poster-board replicas outside their offices. House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the statute &#8220;not implementable,&#8221; and two responding officers have filed lawsuits seeking to compel installation; the Justice Department has asked to dismiss the case, saying Congress has already publicly recognized law enforcement. Critics have also noted the plaque honors responding officers but does not recognize others who died that day, such as Ashli Babbitt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon 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class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> voted Thursday to display a commemorative plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who defended the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\">U.S. Capitol<\/a> during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\">Jan. 6, 2021, <\/a>riot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankthorp\/status\/2009353030966366437\">vote<\/a> directs the Architect of the Capitol to display a previously commissioned plaque honoring the Capitol Police who responded Jan. 6 in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-concurrent-resolution\/33\/all-actions\">law<\/a> required the plaque to be placed on the West Front by March 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Senate resolution, Speaker of the House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mike-johnson-gives-update-january-6-riot-us-capitol-plaque-11314046\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) said Monday that the statute authorizing the plaque is &ldquo;not implementable.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The debate over the memorial continued following President Donald Trump&rsquo;s sweeping pardons for those involved in the riot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the decision on the plaque has been in limbo, mostly Democratic members of Congress have displayed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/06\/23\/congress\/democrats-replica-jan-6-plaques-00418859\">poster-board signs<\/a> in front of their doors. The signs read: &ldquo;On behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on Jan. 6, 2021. Their heroism will never be forgotten.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The deadlock over the memorial has now moved to the courtroom as two responding officers have filed lawsuits to compel the plaque&rsquo;s installation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has since sought to dismiss the case, arguing Congress &ldquo;already has publicly recognized the service of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before ...uary 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">law enforcement personnel<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4411803\/jd-vance-defends-ice-officer-shooting-minnesota-absolute-immunity\/\">VANCE DEFENDS ICE OFFICER WHO FATALLY SHOT WOMAN IN MINNESOTA: &lsquo;ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY&rsquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While action on the plaque has moved forward, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@JackPosobiec\/115848027010595638%20Today%20is%20the%205th%20anniversary%20of%20the%20murder%20of%20Ashli%20Babbitt\">some activists<\/a> have pointed out that honoring only the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >responding law enforcement doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t account for others who have lost their lives, such as Ashli Babbitt.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old veteran and Trump supporter was fatally shot by Capitol Police while attempting to crawl through a shattered window into the Speaker&rsquo;s lobby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate OKs Jan. 6 plaque honoring police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2531603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25006817756877.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32087,51050,70415,33980],"class_list":["post-2531602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-jan-6","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-memorial-plaque","tag-u-s-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25006817756877.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531606,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531602\/revisions\/2531606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}