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It’s been five years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when rioters stormed the building in an attempt to overturn the presidential election.
WASHINGTON - It’s been five years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when rioters stormed the building in an attempt to overturn the presidential election.
The anniversary is drawing renewed attention to the nation’s political climate as lawmakers prepare to mark the day on Capitol Hill.
What we know:
FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick says small fences were installed around the Capitol complex Tuesday morning. There is no official commemoration at the Capitol, but more than 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, are mounting plaques outside their office doors.
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The plaques honor the heroism of police who defended the Capitol that day. They are replicas of the official plaque approved by lawmakers in March 2022, but the official version has still not been installed at the Capitol, despite a legal requirement.
Jan. 6, five years later: Lawmakers prepare to mark the day on Capitol Hill
This year also marks the first time many of those convicted for crimes during the Jan. 6 riots will return to Washington, D.C.
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The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, plans to lead a march Tuesday in D.C. He is urging participants to remain peaceful.
House Democrats plan to hold a hearing Tuesday morning to recount the events of Jan. 6.
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FILE - Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images) FILE - Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images) FILE-Trump flags fly as rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on the East Front on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: A sign just outside the Rotunda memorializes U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, who will lie in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol beginning on Tuesday evening, February 2, 2021. Officer Sicknick was responding to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when he was fatally injured while physically engaging with the mob. Members of Congress will pay tribute to the officer on Wednesday morning before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) FILE - Police clash with supporters of US President Donald Trump who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States on Jan. 06, 2021. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) FILE - US President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States on Jan. 06, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) FILE - Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. FILE - Demonstrators swarm the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua via Getty Images) FILE - Rioters storm the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) FILE - Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. FILE - Rioters storm the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) FILE - Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. FILE - Tear gas is fired at supporters of President Trump who stormed the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Protesters seen all over Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used batons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) The Source: Information in this article comes from the Associated Press and previous FOX 5 reporting.