Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., will lead a new Jan. 6 congressional investigative subcommittee.

The structure of the panel was proposed shortly after President Donald Trump took office. A resolution to set up the committee was introduced in July. On Wednesday, House Republicans approved the committee.

Loudermilk is experienced as a congressional investigator, and particularly on the issues surrounding the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. He previously chaired the Subcommittee on Oversight, which released a report in March 2024 focusing on “the security failures of January 6th which House Democrats failed to investigate in the 117th Congress.”

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