Senate vote on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission delayed overnight Brie Stimson A Senate vote on creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was pushed to later Friday because of delays on an unrelated bill overnight Thursday. Republicans are expected to oppose the commission, which Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has called a "purely political exercise that adds nothing to the sum total of information." Former President Trump has labeled the proposed commission a "Democrat trap." The bill to create the commission passed through the House along mostly partisan lines last week but 35 Republicans voted in favor of it.