January 6, 2025
Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Correa, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Chu, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Meng, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Titus, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Soto, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to design and install in the United States Capitol an exhibit that depicts the attack on the Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Capitol Remembrance Act
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Sec. 2. Exhibit depicting the attack on the Capitol
(a) In general
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the Joint Committee on the Library, shall carry out a project to design and install in a prominent location in the United States Capitol a permanent exhibit that depicts the attack on the Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021.
(b) Exhibit requirements
(1) Inclusion of Capitol property
The Architect shall, to the extent practicable, preserve property from the United States Capitol or the United States Capitol Grounds (as described in section 5102 of title 40, United States Code) that was damaged during the attack and include such property in the exhibit described in subsection (a) as the Architect determines appropriate.
(2) Photographic records
The Architect shall include existing photographic records relating to the attack on the Capitol in the exhibit described in subsection (a).
(3) Plaque
The Architect shall include in the exhibit described in subsection (a) a plaque for the purpose of honoring—
(A)
the United States Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;
(B)
the sacrifice of heroes, including United States Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, Metropolitan Police Department Officers Jeffrey Smith, Gunther Hashida, and Kyle DeFreytag, and those who sustained injuries as a result of protecting the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(C)
the Capitol staff that helped restore the Capitol Complex after the attack.
(4) Artwork
The Architect may include artwork created to depict the attack on the Capitol in the exhibit described in subsection (a).
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.