This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol

NPR•January 6, 2026•nation

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The official plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, attack is missing from its required display location, believed to be in storage, and has not been formally unveiled by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two officers demanding the plaque's public display as mandated by law, citing issues with the statute and the inclusion of all responding officers' names.
In response to the absence of the official plaque, about 100 mostly Democratic members of Congress have created makeshift replicas to honor the officers, emphasizing the importance of preserving the memory of the attack and its threat to democracy.
The lack of a permanent memorial