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The United States House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi was created after Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner, on May 2, 2014, proposed that a House select committee would be formed to further investigate the Benghazi attack on September 11, 2012. During the attack, the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked, resulting in the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to that country, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans.
On May 8, 2014, the House voted 232–186 to establish the select committee, with 225 Republicans and 7 Democrats in favor, and 186 Democrats voting against.[1] The chairman of the committee was Representative Trey Gowdy from South Carolina.[2] It was the last of six investigations conducted by Republican-controlled House committees. The committee closed on December 12, 2016,[3] after issuing its final report.[4]
- ^ "House votes to establish select committee on Benghazi". Fox News. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Lowery, Wesley (May 5, 2014). "Boehner taps Rep. Trey Gowdy to lead Benghazi select committee". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Benghazi committee runs its course and ends operations". CNN.com. CNN.com. December 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Final Report of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi" (PDF). Government Publishing Office. US Government. Retrieved October 13, 2017.