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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 212

Capitol Remembrance Act

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Introduced 2025-01-06Topic: governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Capitol Remembrance Act This bill requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to design and install in a prominent location in the U.S. Capitol a permanent exhibit that depicts the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. To the extent possible, the AOC must preserve property that was damaged during the attack and include it in the exhibit. The AOC must also include (1) existing photographic records relating to the attack; and (2) a plaque to honor the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that protected the Capitol, the individuals who died or sustained injuries to protect the Capitol, and the staff who helped restore the Capitol complex after the attack. The exhibit shall be installed within two years after the bill's enactment.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-06HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.refer
2025-01-06Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-06Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.