House Republicans voted on Wednesday to authorize a select subcommittee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and potentially the previous Democratic-run Jan. 6 committee, a move that came more than seven months after the panel was first 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, which was established after supporters of President Trump stormed the building in support of his 2020 stolen election claims.

Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was tucked into a procedural rule vote teeing up consideration of other measures, rather than as a

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