[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 605 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 605
Establishing the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining
Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Loudermilk submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Rules
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Establishing the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining
Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE REMAINING QUESTIONS
SURROUNDING JANUARY 6, 2021.
(a) Establishment; Composition.--
(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established for the One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress a select investigative subcommittee
of the Committee on the Judiciary called the Select
Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding
January 6, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the ``select
subcommittee'').
(2) Composition.--
(A) The select subcommittee shall be composed of
not more than 8 Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more
than 3 shall be appointed in consultation with the
minority leader. The Speaker shall designate one member
of the select subcommittee as its chair. Any vacancy in
the select subcommittee shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(B) Each member appointed to the select
subcommittee shall be treated as though a member of the
Committee on the Judiciary for purposes of the select
subcommittee.
(C) The chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary shall be ex officio members
of the select subcommittee but shall have no vote in
the select subcommittee and may not be counted for
purposes of determining a quorum thereof.
(3) Service.--Service on the select subcommittee shall not
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X of
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(b) Investigative Functions and Authority.--The select subcommittee
is authorized and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation
and study and issue a final report of the events surrounding January 6,
2021 regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the
Judiciary under clause 1(l) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives. The select subcommittee may not hold a markup of
legislation.
(c) Procedure.--
(1) Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
and the rules of the Committee on the Judiciary shall apply to
the select subcommittee in the same manner as a subcommittee
except as follows:
(A) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after
consultation with the ranking minority member,
recognize--
(i) members of the select subcommittee to
question a witness for periods longer than five
minutes as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B)
of such rule XI; and
(ii) staff of the select subcommittee or
staff of the Committee on the Judiciary to
question a witness as though pursuant to clause
2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI.
(B) The chair of the select subcommittee may
authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m)
of rule XI in the investigation, study, and report
conducted pursuant to subsection (b), including for the
purpose of taking depositions.
(C) With regard to the full scope of investigative
authority under subsection (b), the select subcommittee
shall be authorized to receive information available to
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
consistent with congressional reporting requirements
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities,
and any such information received shall be subject to
the terms and conditions applicable under clause 11 of
rule X.
(2) The chair of the select subcommittee is authorized to
compel by subpoena the furnishing of information by
interrogatory.
(3)(A) The chair of the select subcommittee, upon
consultation with the ranking minority member, may order the
taking of depositions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a
Member, counsel of the select subcommittee, or counsel of the
Committee on the Judiciary, in the same manner as a standing
committee pursuant to section 3(t) of House Resolution 5, One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
(B) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in
this paragraph shall be governed by the procedures submitted by
the chair of the Committee on Rules for printing in the
Congressional Record on January 14, 2025.
(4) Subpoenas authorized pursuant to this resolution may be
signed by the chair of the select subcommittee or a designee.
(5) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the
proceedings of the select subcommittee in the event of any
conflict with the rules of the House or of the Committee on the
Judiciary.
(d) Transfer of Records.--The Committee on House Administration is
directed to transfer any records in any form relating to the matters
described in subsection (b) to the select subcommittee not later than
seven days after adoption of the resolution by the House. Such records
shall become the records of the select subcommittee.
(e) Successor.--The Committee on the Judiciary is the ``successor
in interest'' to the select subcommittee for purposes of clause 8(c) of
rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(f) Final Report.--The final report of the select subcommittee
shall be submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary by December 31,
2026.
(g) Termination.--The select subcommittee shall terminate--
(1) 30 days after filing the final report under subsection
(f); or
(2) on the last day of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress,
whichever occurs earlier.
<all>