House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on June 24 that Democrats will move forward with creating a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol incident, coming after their efforts to form an independent commission were stymied earlier this year.
Last month, Senate Republicans blocked legislation to establish the Jan. 6 commission, which was backed by nearly all Democrats and a small number of congressional Republicans. It marked the first time GOP senators have used the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to overcome, against a Democrat-backed bill during this congressional session.
