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House Authorizes Loudermilk’s Jan. 6 Reinvestigation Panel With Subpoena Power

Republicans embedded the authorization in a party-line procedural rule after months of internal disputes over scope.

Trump supporters clashed with police and security forces as they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
Rep. Barry Loudermilk questions witnesses during a House Administration subcommittee hearing last year. Now the Georgia Republican will get another crack at reinvestigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
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Overview

  • The House approved the panel 212-208 through a deem‑and‑pass rule, avoiding a standalone vote, with one Republican voting present.
  • The eight-member subcommittee will sit under Judiciary, with five members appointed by the Speaker and three by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries subject to Speaker approval, and a final report due Dec. 31, 2026.
  • Chair Barry Loudermilk said the inquiry will examine security failures on Jan. 6, including National Guard deployment delays, FBI informants in the crowd, and missed intelligence warnings.
  • Loudermilk has full subpoena authority, and GOP leaders resolved months-long jurisdictional disputes after he secured public support from President Trump to move forward.
  • Democrats condemned the effort as an attempt to rewrite the record of Jan. 6, and Republicans signaled the panel could also scrutinize the previous Democratic-led committee’s work.