House panel votes to create plaque honoring police who served on Jan. 6

A House panel on Tuesday voted to create a plaque honoring the police officers who “valiantly” protected the Capitol complex during the Jan. 6 attack.

The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment, proposed by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), to create the plaque during a markup for the fiscal year 2022 Legislative Branch funding bill.

The panel passed the entire $4.8 billion funding bill in a 33-25 vote.

The amendment calls for the Architect of the Capitol to display a plaque featuring the names of all the U.S. Capitol Police and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers who were on duty at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

It will be displayed at a permanent location on the western front of the Capitol building.

“We see you. We acknowledge you. We are grateful for you,” said Herrera Beutler, referring to the officers, according to Politico.

The amendment to create a plaque honoring the police officers who served on Jan. 6 comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that her caucus will soon create a special congressional committee to probe the Jan. 6 attack.

A Pelosi aide said the Speaker is “seriously considering” including a Republican among her appointments to the committee, even after most GOP lawmakers members voted against legislation last month to create a commission to investigate the attack.

Under the resolution to establish the panel, Pelosi would appoint eight members and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would pick five.

The chamber is expected to vote on the resolution on Wednesday.

Thirty-five House Republicans joined Democrats in passing legislation to create a commission to probe the Jan. 6 attack in May, one of which was Beutler.

The bill, however, was ultimately blocked by GOP senators in a 54-35 vote, falling short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a legislative filibuster.

The legislative funding bill still has to be approved by the full House chamber before moving to the Senate.

Federal funding expires on Sept. 30, which marks the end of the fiscal year.

Senate Republicans, however, have not yet released their spending bills.