The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution to create a new Democratic-majority select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol by former U.S. President Donald Trump's supporters, after Senate Republicans in May blocked an independent commission.

The measure was approved in a 222-190 party-line vote. Two Republicans, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, broke with their party line and voted for the panel.

Kinzinger, one of the most prominent Republican critics of Trump in the House, said before the vote that he is open to joining the Democratic-led probe.

On January 6, a group of Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building and interrupted the Congress' electoral vote count of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

The House voted earlier this year to impeach Trump for inciting the riots, but the Senate acquitted him.

The January 6 panel will have subpoena power, presumably allowing it to call Trump as a witness, said Carrie Cordero, a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security think tank. 

Republican leaders have not said whether the party will participate, but recommended voting against creation of the committee, saying it was likely to pursue a partisan agenda.

(With input from Reuters)