Republican leaders voted Friday to formally censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) as punishment for sitting on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The censure resolution also characterized the attack, which left at least seven people dead in connection with the violence, as legitimate political discourse.

The Republican National Committees 168 members opted by voice vote to rebuke the two lawmakers, who have spoken out against former President Donald Trump and his baseless claims about a stolen 2020 election.

The resolution, passed at the RNC meeting in Salt Lake City, declares the GOP will cease any and all support for Cheney and Kinzinger as members of the Republican Party . But it stops short of expelling them.

Cheney and Kinzinger were among the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot. They are the only two Republicans on the House select committee, which is investigating the attack without the backing of GOP leadership.

The measure chastises Cheney and Kinzinger for participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.