Congress to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Officers Who Helped Protect US Capitol

Demonstrators clash with police officers outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

Congress will award Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers who helped protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, after a Senate vote on Tuesday.

The Senate passed the bill awarding the medals via unanimous consent, meaning the votes weren’t recorded but any single senator could have blocked its passage.