The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted along party lines on August 3 to create a special panel to reinvestigate the events of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The select subcommittee will investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and potentially the previous House committee that investigated the January 6, Democrat-led attack.

This decision comes more than seven months after the panel was initially announced.

The subcommittee will be part of the House Judiciary Committee and will be chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who in previous Congresses investigated the Capitol security posture and the activities of the previous Democratic-led committee.

Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was included in a vote on a procedural rule that set the stage for consideration of other measures, in rather than being introduced as a standalone bill. Rule votes typically pass along party lines.

Wednesday's rule, which included the January 6 subcommittee, passed along party lines by a vote of 212-208, with Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) voting only "present."

The panel will consist of eight members, three of whom will be appointed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), subject to approval by the House Speaker, and five of whom will be appointed by the Speaker. It has been tasked with issuing a final report by December 31, 2026.

The previous panel of Democrats from January 6 and its members, which included now Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who received preemptive pardons from former President Biden on his last day in office amid threats of prosecution.