House creates new panel to look into January 6.
H.Res. 605 — Establishing the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021. · Filed by Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The House created a new panel with up to 8 members. The panel will look into questions about January 6, 2021. The Speaker picks most of the members. The panel can order people to testify and see secret government reports. It must write a final report by December 31, 2026.
Who it affects
The public has an interest in learning what happened on January 6. The panel's work may affect how people understand that day.
One thing to notice
The Speaker picks five of the eight members. This gives the Speaker's party strong control over the panel.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Rules · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Rules”
- Sep 3, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, H. Res. 605 is considered passed House.”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- panel — A small group within a larger group that focuses on one topic.
- testify — To give sworn statements about what you know or saw.
- secret government reports — Information the government collects about national security threats.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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