Washington DC: The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to create a select committee that will investigate the January 6 violence at the Capitol Hill building. The US House approved the measure with a 222-190 vote. Two Republican lawmakers broke with their party line and joined Democrats in backing the formation of the committee, The Hill reported.
The decision on the select committee comes after legislation to establish an independent bipartisan commission was blocked by Senate Republicans last month. The panel to investigate the Capitol Hill incident will be made up of 13 legislators from the House of Representatives, eight will be appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and five will be appointed in consultation with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The panel will probe and report the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6 incident at the Capitol building. Moreover, it will investigate the readiness and response of the US Capitol Police and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.