# Plain Language Summary: H. RES. 554

This resolution is about a dispute over who gets to sit on a special committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack. Here's what happened: The House created a committee with 13 members to investigate what occurred that day. According to the rules, the Speaker (Nancy Pelosi at the time) would pick 8 members, and the Republican leader would get to pick 5 members. However, Speaker Pelosi rejected two of the Republican leader's nominees and refused to seat them on the committee. This resolution, introduced by Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, is calling out what he considers an unprecedented move and asking the Speaker to seat all five Republicans that the minority leader originally nominated.

The core complaint is about fairness and credibility. McCarthy argues that by rejecting Republican nominees, the Speaker broke with tradition and made the committee appear one-sided rather than truly bipartisan. He points to the Speaker's own earlier statements about wanting the investigation to be less partisan so the American people would trust the results. The resolution essentially says: "You promised this would be fair and bipartisan, but then you rejected Republican members anyway, which undermines the whole investigation's credibility."

This is a procedural and political dispute rather than a law that changes anything in people's daily lives. It's about how Congress conducts its internal business and whether investigations should include representatives from both parties. The resolution doesn't have the force of law—it's more of an official complaint and request. It was submitted to the House but "laid on the table," meaning it wasn't voted on or acted upon at that time.

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

McCarthy, Kevin

 <p>This resolution </p> <ul> <li>condemns the refusal of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to seat all five Republican Members to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol; and</li> <li>urges the Speaker to appoint Representative Jim Banks of Indiana, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, Representative Rodney Davis of Illinois, Representative Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, and Representative Troy Nehls of Texas to the select committee. </li> </ul>