Pelosi Proposes Resolution to Create ‘Select Committee’ to Probe Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced a resolution that seeks to create a “Select Committee” to look into the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. “Sadly, as of last week, there remains no prospect for additional votes from Republican senators to create the National Commission to Investigate the January 6th Attack […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced a resolution that seeks to create a "Select Committee" to look into the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. “Sadly, as of last week, there remains no prospect for additional votes from Republican senators to create the National Commission to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Complex," Pelosi said in a statement. "Over the weekend, proposed legislation to establish a Select Committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection was drafted, and it has now been introduced and sent to the Rules Committee," she said of the new resolution, H. Res. 503 (pdf). The resolution proposes a committee comprising members appointed by the Speaker, five of whom "shall be appointed after consultation with the minority leader." The rule providing for consideration of the resolution will be considered on the House floor on Tuesday, and a debate on the resolution is ...
