# What This Bill Does: Preserving Evidence of the January 6 Capitol Attack

This bill directs the Architect of the Capitol—the official responsible for maintaining the Capitol building and its grounds—to preserve physical evidence from the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The goal is to keep this evidence intact so that visitors to the Capitol can see it and understand what happened that day.

On January 6, 2021, a mob of people breached the Capitol building during the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The attack caused damage to the building, including broken windows, doors, and other physical destruction. This bill essentially says: don't repair or remove all of that damage right away. Instead, keep some of it as a historical record that the public can view.

Think of it like preserving a historical site. Just as museums keep artifacts from important events so people can learn from them, this bill asks the Capitol to maintain visible evidence of what occurred—at least for a period of time. This allows future visitors, students, and citizens to see firsthand the extent of the damage and better understand the significance of the event. It's about creating a tangible historical record rather than simply cleaning up and moving on as if nothing happened.

The bill doesn't specify exactly how long the evidence should be preserved or which specific damages must be kept, but the underlying purpose is clear: make sure there's physical evidence available for public viewing so that people can learn about and remember this event in American history.

Directing the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol so that evidence of the attack may be made available for viewing by visitors to the Capitol.

Maloney, Sean Patrick

 <p>This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including by preserving features that were damaged, so that visitors to the Capitol may view this evidence.</p>