State Sen. John Liu has called on the state Legislature to pass legislation requiring New York public schools to teach students about the “true history” of the Jan. 6 United States Capitol attack, when thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol in a bid to prevent the counting of electoral college votes to formalize the victory of then-President-elect Joe Biden.
Liu introduced S6123/ A3966 alongside Assembly Member Charles Lavine during the 2025 legislative session, responding to what Liu described as President Donald Trump’s attempt to “spin revisionist narratives” about the Jan. 6 attacks. Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the attacks on Tuesday, Liu and Lavine once again called on the state legislature to pass the legislation.
