The Judiciary Committee will ask the White House to instruct the FBI to conduct the investigation into "current credible allegations" against Kavanaugh with the provision it ends no later than Friday, October 5.

It was not immediately clear which of the three allegations against Kavanaugh the committee considers credible.

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake first made the demand for the FBI probe after a chaotic scene at a Judiciary Committee meeting in which the panel advanced Kavanaugh by a 11-10 party line vote.

Swing votes Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin subsequently backed an FBI investigation before they'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh.