A bill to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.143 | Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim (R-SC)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on February 3, 2021, for a memorial service honoring Officer Brian Sicknick of the U.S. Capitol Police.
The memorial service shall include Officer Sicknick's lying in honor in the rotunda, and the Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor of Officer Sicknick near the Capitol steps. The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must make arrangements for funeral services in the Capitol for Officer Sicknick, including payments for travel expenses of immediate family members and the attendance of Members of Congress.
The bill also requires that any funds received by the Capitol Police Board in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, be deposited into the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund.

To authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial 
service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick 
 for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 
                    6, 2021, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR MEMORIAL 
              SERVICE FOR OFFICER BRIAN SICKNICK.

    To the extent that security conditions permit (as determined by the 
Capitol Police Board), the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be 
used for a memorial service and proceedings related thereto, including 
lying in honor in the rotunda, for Officer Brian Sicknick of the United 
States Capitol Police on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. 
under the direction of the Capitol Police Board.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE IN CAPITOL IN MEMORY OF OFFICER BRIAN 
              SICKNICK.

    The Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor of the 
memory of Officer Brian Sicknick of the United States Capitol Police at 
an appropriate site in the United States Capitol near the Capitol 
steps, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR OFFICER BRIAN SICKNICK.

    (a) Funeral Expenses.--
            (1) Authorization of payment.--The Sergeant at Arms of the 
        House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and 
        Doorkeeper of the Senate are authorized and directed to make 
        such arrangements as may be necessary for funeral services in 
        the Capitol Complex for Officer Brian Sicknick of the United 
        States Capitol Police, including payments for travel expenses 
        of immediate family members, subject to the approval of the 
        heirs of Officer Sicknick.
            (2) Source and manner of payments.--Payments under this 
        subsection shall be made using vouchers in a manner directed 
        jointly by the Committee on House Administration of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration of the Senate, and shall be derived in equal 
        portions from the applicable accounts of the House of 
        Representatives and the contingent fund of the Senate.
    (b) Attendance of Members of Congress.--
            (1) Members of the house of representatives.--The Sergeant 
        at Arms of the House of Representatives shall make arrangements 
        for the attendance of Members of the House of Representatives 
        (including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress) at the funeral services held under this section, 
        including payments for expenses incurred by Members in 
        attending such services. Such payments shall be made from the 
        applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, using 
        vouchers approved in a manner directed by the Committee on 
        House Administration of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Senators.--The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
        Senate shall make arrangements for the attendance of Senators 
        at the funeral services held under this section, including 
        payments for expenses incurred by Senators in attending such 
        services. Such payments shall be made from the contingent fund 
        of the Senate, using vouchers approved in a manner directed by 
        the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE MEMORIAL FUND.

    The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105-223 (2 U.S.C. 
1951) is amended by inserting after ``2017,'' the following: ``and 
amounts received in response to the attack on the United States Capitol 
on January 6, 2021,''.
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