House Democrats plan to seek a more visible location for a Capitol plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, renewing a dispute over how Congress commemorates the riot.

Rep. Joe Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, confirmed to POLITICO that he intends to facilitate the move when Democrats retake the majority in January. Morelle said the logistics are still being worked out.

The plaque is currently mounted in a basement hallway on the Senate side of the Capitol. Installed in March 2026, it overlooks the West Front, where some of the most intense fighting occurred. Democrats have argued that the memorial should be placed where more people can regularly see it.

Congress, then controlled by Democrats, passed legislation in 2022 authorizing a plaque to honor Capitol Police, D.C. Metropolitan Police and others who “bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy.” By the time the plaque was ready for installation, Republicans had taken control of Congress.

An estimated 250 law enforcement officers were injured on Jan. 6, and five who were present died in the days that followed, according to the report of the House select committee that investigated the attack.

The memorial’s placement has become part of a broader political debate over the events of that day, when a mob attacked the Capitol while protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election. The episode implicated President Donald Trump in inciting the riot, while many Republican lawmakers have sought to downplay or ignore it.

In January, House Speaker Mike Johnson told The Associated Press that the law authorizing the plaque was “not implementable.” Days later, the Senate unanimously approved a measure requiring the memorial to be displayed in the Senate.

Morelle’s plan would give Democrats another opportunity to shape how the Capitol honors the officers who responded. The precise location remains unresolved.