The bill has already been rejected by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who announced Wednesday he wouldn’t support the bill on the Senate floor.
In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON (CN) — The House narrowly passed legislation Wednesday that would create a bipartisan congressional commission to study what happened on Jan. 6 and investigate security flaws that led to only the second storming of the U.S. Capitol in American history.
The final tally was 252-175 with 35 Republicans joining all Democrats to pass the legislation.