▁renew ed ▁when ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁new ▁Democratic ▁majority ▁established ▁a ▁successor ▁committee , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Cl imate ▁Cris is . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Democratic ▁Spe aker ▁Nancy ▁Pel osi ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁select ▁committee ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁soon ▁after ▁Democr ats ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁critic ized ▁by ▁House ▁Republic ans , ▁who ▁argued ▁" that ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁unnecessary ▁or ▁that ▁its ▁budget ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁better ▁by ▁the ▁eth ics ▁committee ." ▁The ▁proposal ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁committee ▁also ▁encountered ▁some ▁ske ptic ism ▁from ▁House ▁Democr ats , ▁particularly ▁Chair man ▁John ▁D ing ell ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁Energy ▁and ▁Com merce ▁Committee ▁( which ▁has ▁primary ▁juris diction ▁over ▁environmental ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁issues ) ▁and ▁Chair man ▁Charles ▁R angel ▁of ▁the ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans ▁Committee ▁( which ▁has ▁juris diction ▁on ▁any ▁tax ▁legisl ation ▁aim ed ▁at ▁affect ing ▁industry ▁behavior ). ▁Ult imately , ▁Pel osi ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁D ing ell , ▁where in ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁advis ory ▁in ▁nature , ▁without ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁authority ▁granted ▁to ▁standing ▁comm itte es . ▁Joe ▁Bart on