United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack

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United States congressional committee select committee

The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack was a special congressional panel established to investigate the causes, events, and accountability surrounding the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and related efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack canonical	6
House January 6 Committee	1
January 6 Committee	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11531637 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
Context triple: [2020–2021 United States presidential transition, investigatedBy, United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack]

A. United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack
The United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack were a series of congressional investigations and public hearings examining the causes, events, and accountability surrounding the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
B. United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
The United States House Select Committee on Benghazi was a temporary congressional panel established by the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the government’s response to them.
C. United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities, including their budgets, operations, and compliance with law.
D. United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
E. Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives is the chamber’s principal investigative committee, responsible for overseeing federal government operations and ensuring accountability and transparency.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
Target entity description: The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack was a special congressional panel established to investigate the causes, events, and accountability surrounding the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and related efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

A. United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack
The United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack were a series of congressional investigations and public hearings examining the causes, events, and accountability surrounding the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
B. United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
The United States House Select Committee on Benghazi was a temporary congressional panel established by the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the government’s response to them.
C. United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities, including their budgets, operations, and compliance with law.
D. United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
E. Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives is the chamber’s principal investigative committee, responsible for overseeing federal government operations and ensuring accountability and transparency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional committee ⓘ select committee ⓘ
appointedBy	Nancy Pelosi ⓘ
chairperson	Bennie Thompson ⓘ linked to: Bennie G. Thompson
chairpersonParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
dateCreated	2021-06-30 ⓘ
dissolved	2023-01-03 ⓘ
finalReportPublicationDate	2022-12-22 ⓘ
finalReportTitle	Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://january6th.house.gov ⓘ
heldPublicHearings	true ⓘ
issuedFinalReport	true ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	H.Res.503 (117th Congress) ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeTerm	117th United States Congress ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mandate	develop recommendations to prevent future acts of violence targeting democratic institutions ⓘ investigate interference with the peaceful transfer of power ⓘ investigate law enforcement and intelligence preparedness and response to the January 6 attack ⓘ investigate the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021 domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol complex ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national and international media coverage ⓘ
meetsAt	United States Capitol ⓘ
member	Adam Kinzinger ⓘ Adam Schiff ⓘ Bennie Thompson ⓘ linked to: Bennie G. Thompson Elaine Luria ⓘ Jamie Raskin ⓘ Liz Cheney ⓘ Pete Aguilar ⓘ Republican members appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi ⓘ Stephanie Murphy ⓘ Zoe Lofgren ⓘ
notableHearing	July 21, 2022 prime-time hearing on Donald Trump’s actions during the Capitol attack ⓘ June 9, 2022 prime-time hearing on January 6 attack ⓘ
numberOfVotingMembers	9 ⓘ
opposedBy	most House Republican leaders ⓘ
politicalMajority	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
power	compel testimony ⓘ issue subpoenas ⓘ request documents from federal and state agencies ⓘ
precededBy	proposed bipartisan January 6 commission that failed in the Senate ⓘ
recommendedCriminalReferralOf	Donald Trump ⓘ John Eastman ⓘ others involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election ⓘ
recommendedReforms	Electoral Count Act reform ⓘ enhanced enforcement of subpoenas by Congress ⓘ stronger measures against domestic extremism ⓘ
shortName	House January 6 Committee ⓘ linked to: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack January 6 Committee ⓘ linked to: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
startTime	2021-07-01 ⓘ
topic	2020 United States presidential election ⓘ Donald Trump ⓘ January 6 United States Capitol attack ⓘ linked to: 2021 United States Capitol attack attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election ⓘ domestic terrorism in the United States ⓘ far-right extremism in the United States ⓘ
viceChairperson	Liz Cheney ⓘ
viceChairpersonParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2020–2021 United States presidential transition → investigatedBy → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack → partOf → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

United States House Select Committee hearings on the January 6 Attack → organizer → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

Vice Chair of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack → partOf → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

Adam Schiff → memberOf → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

Al Schmidt → testifiedBefore → United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ

United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack → shortName → January 6 Committee ⓘ

linked to: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack

United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack → shortName → House January 6 Committee ⓘ