Full List of 35 Republicans Who Voted for January 6 Commission

By James Walker On 5/20/21 at 4:07 AM EDT

House lawmakers voted on Wednesday to set up an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol riots, a move that was backed by roughly a fifth of the Republican caucus.

The House of Representatives voted 252-175 in favor of the commission, with all 175 votes against coming from the GOP benches.

Proponents included 35 Republicans who split with their party to vote in favor of the 9/11-style probe into the pro-Trump riots, which followed a rally the former president held nearby earlier in the day.

Posting on social media, Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican who voted in favor of the commission, urged the Senate to pass the bill. "Some things must be above politics," she tweeted.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. House lawmakers voted to set up an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol riots. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Her colleague Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) also spoke in favor of the independent commission on Tuesday. "Making this effort bipartisan is critical to ensuring we find out what led to this insurrection and what security measures are needed moving forward," he said in a statement.

Congressman John Katko (R-NY) also urged his colleagues to back the commission after he brokered a deal on the bill with Democratic lawmakers. Newsweek has contacted Katko's office for further comment.

Republican support for the commission in the House is not likely to make a difference. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signaled that he was opposed to the commission on Wednesday, and Democrats will need 10 GOP senators to vote with them if they want the probe to have final approval.

"There is, has been and will continue to be no shortage of robust investigations," McConnell said in the Senate. "The facts have come out and they'll continue to come out."