H.Res. 605

[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.