The U.S. House Intelligence Committee voted on Thursday to release a Republican report on the panel's Russia probe, the leader of the investigation said, a decision that formally ends the panel's examination of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.

Republican Rep. Mike Conaway said the committee approved the release. He and other committee members declined to give a tally of the vote.

The report will not be made public until intelligence agencies review it to determine what can be declassified.