The body of Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick will return to the building where he gave his life in honor next week.
The 42-year-old New Jersey resident was sprayed with pepper spray on January 6 and was fatally shot when rioters stormed into the Capitol to try to derail the certification of President Biden’s election victory.
He died a day later from his injuries.
Sicknick’s coffin will arrive at the Eastern Front of the Capitol building on Tuesday at 9 p.m., according to a statement from legislative leaders.
Members of Congress are invited to attend a two-hour viewing in the Capitol Rotunda the next morning.
Sicknick is then buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
“The heroism of Officer Sicknick and the Capitol Police during the violent uprising against our Capitol has helped save lives, defend the temple of our democracy, and ensure that Congress is not diverted from our duty to the Constitution, said the speaker of the House Pelosi and the majority of the Senate. Leader Schumer said in a joint statement.
“His sacrifice reminds us every day of our commitment to our country and to the people we serve.”
South Carolina Republicans’ representative Ralph Norman and Senator Tim Scott on Thursday introduced the bill that allows Sicknick to lie in honor.
Only four former people in the country’s history have been honored in the Rotunda, including Rosa Parks, and two Capitol police officers who were killed in duty in 1998.
This differs from the lie in the state, which is reserved for presidents, legislators and other dignitaries, in that members of the Capitol police guide and guard the body, as opposed to members of the military.
The FBI is investigating dozens of suspects in connection with the murder of Sicknick.