The Democratic chairman will be authorized to issue subpoenas, a change from the commission proposal.
Cheney said in a statement the committee should issue subpoenas promptly and hire skilled staffers.
The move came after the Senate last month blocked creation of a commission approved by the full Congress. No Senate vote is needed to create a House committee. Most Republicans opposed creating a commission or special committee, arguing it would be used as a political weapon in next year s election.
The House approved the committee on a 222-190 vote. It will find the truth, which clearly the Republicans fear, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who called herself heartbroken about the Senate blocking a commission similar to the one that studied the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It does not appear at this time that we can have a bipartisan commission. Hopefully that could still happen. But in the meantime, we will have a select committee.
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The tech industry vehemently opposes the House package of bills, with the companies targeted in them Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google arguing the legislation could lead to unintended consequences, harming consumers and small businesses.
The argument has been dismissed by the bills’ proponents, and advocacy groups insist the legislation would help level the playing field against the tech giants.
The legislation has a companion measure in the Senate, which was attached to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act that passed the Senate earlier this month.
During a fierce debate over another measure that would add interoperability and data portability requirements among platforms, Jordan argued it would create a “secret committee” within the FTC that could lead to censorship.