Plaque required by law to honor police heroes reportedly 'held up by GOP Congress'

A plaque to honor police heroes was required by law to be installed by March 2023, but it "still hasn't happened," and it's reportedly being "held up by GOP congress."

CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane, who earlier in the day highlighted a legal filing in which Donald Trump sought sanctions against Special Counsel Jack Smith in the criminal Espionage Act case, explained in a video that the plaque was "required to be mounted under federal law," yet it "has not yet been put in place."

"In March 2022, a spending bill was passed by congress to keep the lights on and the doors open," he said. "It required a plaque be hung in the Capitol on the West front, near the worst of that fighting by the mob to honor the Capitol police and other police responders on January 6th."

MacFarlane goes on to say the plaque was required by in March 2023, one year after the enactment of the law.

He dug in to find out why the plaque has been held up, ultimately citing lawmakers blaming "bureaucracy," as well as allegations of political slow-walking.

He said House Democrats told him they did their job, while Republicans pushed the questions to House Speaker Mike Johnson. MacFarlane said Johnson's office provided the following statement to CBS News:

"The Speaker's office is working with the architect of the Capitol to get the plaque mounted." No date is certain, he added.

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell responded to the report, saying the plaque is being "held up by GOP congress."

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