[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 605 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 605
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 3, 2025.
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.
Attest:
Clerk.