Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump.

This resolution establishes in the House of Representatives the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump.  

With regards to the attempted assassination on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, the task force shall investigate and fully examine all actions by any (1) federal agency, department, officer, or employee; (2) state or local government, including state and local law enforcement; and (3) private entities or individuals. 

The task force shall consist of not more than 11 Members of the House appointed by the Speaker, not more than 5 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the minority leader.  

The resolution gives the task force specified powers, including the authority to take depositions and issue subpoenas. It also requires House committees to transfer relevant records to the task force within seven days of the resolution's adoption.

The task force must issue a final report on its findings no later than December 13, 2024, including any recommendations for legislative changes needed to prevent future security lapses.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1367 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1367

Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. 
                                 Trump.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2024

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which was 
                   referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. 
                                 Trump.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the House of 
Representatives the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald 
J. Trump (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Task 
Force'').
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of not 
        more than 11 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
        appointed by the Speaker, not more than 5 of whom shall be 
        appointed after consultation with the minority leader. The 
        Speaker shall designate one member of the Task Force as its 
        chair. A vacancy in the membership of the Task Force shall be 
        filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
            (2) Ex officio members.--The Speaker and the minority 
        leader shall be ex officio members of the Task Force but shall 
        have no vote in the Task Force and may not be counted for 
        purposes of determining a quorum.
            (3) Designation of leadership staff member.--The Speaker 
        and the minority leader each may designate a leadership staff 
        member to assist in their capacity as ex officio members, with 
        the same access to Task Force meetings, hearings, briefings, 
        and materials as employees of the Task Force and subject to the 
        same security clearance and confidentiality requirements as 
        employees of the Task Force, or as required to conduct the 
        functions of the Task Force.

SEC. 2. JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Functions.--The functions of the Task Force shall be to--
            (1) investigate and fully examine all actions by any 
        agency, Department, officer, or employee of the Federal 
        Government, as well as State and local law enforcement or any 
        other State or local government or private entities or 
        individuals, related to the attempted assassination of Donald 
        J. Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania; and
            (2) issue a final report of its findings to the House not 
        later than December 13, 2024, including any recommendations for 
        legislative reforms necessary to prevent future security 
        lapses.
    (b) Interim Reports.--In addition to any final report addressing 
the matters described in subsection (a), the Task Force may issue such 
interim reports as it deems necessary.
    (c) Unclassified Form.--Any report issued by the Task Force shall 
be issued in unclassified form but may include a classified annex, a 
law enforcement-sensitive annex, or both.

SEC. 3. PROCEDURE.

    (a) Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Task Force is authorized to study the sources 
and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule X 
insofar as such study is related to the matters described in section 2.
    (b) Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the first sentence of clause 
11(f) of rule X shall apply to the Task Force.
    (c) Except as specified in subsection (d), the Task Force shall 
have the authorities and responsibilities of, and shall be subject to 
the same limitations and restrictions as, a standing committee of the 
House, and shall be deemed a committee of the House for all purposes of 
law or rule.
    (d)(1) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Task Force where not 
inconsistent with this subsection.
    (2) Service on the Task Force shall not count against the 
limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X.
    (3) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to the Task Force.
    (4) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to the Task Force in 
the same manner as it applies to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
    (5) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two members of the Task 
Force shall constitute a quorum for taking testimony or receiving 
evidence and one-third of the members of the Task Force shall 
constitute a quorum for taking any action other than one for which the 
presence of a majority of the Task Force is required.
    (6) The chair of the Task Force, upon consultation with the ranking 
minority member, may authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 
2(m) of rule XI in the investigation and study conducted pursuant to 
section 2, including for the purpose of taking depositions.
    (7)(A) The chair of the Task Force, upon consultation with the 
ranking minority member, may order the taking of depositions, including 
pursuant to subpoena, by a member or counsel of the Task Force, in the 
same manner as a standing committee pursuant to section 3(k)(1) of 
House Resolution 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
    (B) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in this 
paragraph shall be governed by the procedures submitted by the chair of 
the Committee on Rules for printing in the Congressional Record on 
January 10, 2023.
    (8) Subpoenas authorized pursuant to this resolution may be signed 
by the chair of the Task Force or a designee.
    (9) The chair of the Task Force may, after consultation with the 
ranking minority member, recognize--
            (A) members of the Task Force to question a witness for 
        periods longer than five minutes as though pursuant to clause 
        2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and
            (B) staff of the Task Force to question a witness as though 
        pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI.
    (10) The chair of the Task Force may postpone further proceedings 
when a record vote is ordered on questions referenced in clause 2(h)(4) 
of rule XI, and may resume proceedings on such postponed questions at 
any time after reasonable notice. Notwithstanding any intervening order 
for the previous question, an underlying proposition shall remain 
subject to further debate or amendment to the same extent as when the 
question was postponed.
    (11) The provisions of paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(12) of clause 
4 of rule XI shall apply to the Task Force.

SEC. 4. RECORDS; STAFF; TRAVEL; FUNDING.

    (a) Any committee of the House of Representatives having custody of 
records in any form relating to the matters described in section 2 
shall transfer such records to the Task Force within 7 days of the 
adoption of this resolution. Such records shall become the records of 
the Task Force.
    (b) The appointment and the compensation of staff for the Task 
Force shall be subject to regulations issued by the Committee on House 
Administration.
    (c)(1) Staff of employing entities of the House or a joint 
committee may be detailed to the Task Force to carry out this 
resolution and shall be deemed to be staff of the Task Force.
    (2) The Task Force may request the head of any Federal agency to 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency 
to the Task Force.
    (d) Section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 4301(i)) shall apply with respect to the Task Force in the same 
manner as such section applies with respect to a standing committee, 
except that the selection of any consultant or organization under such 
section shall be subject to approval by the Speaker.
    (e) There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of 
the Task Force. Such payments shall be made on vouchers signed by the 
chair of the Task Force and approved in the manner directed by the 
Committee on House Administration. Amounts made available under this 
subsection shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Committee on House Administration.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION; DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.

    (a) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate 10 days after 
filing the final report required under section 2.
    (b) Disposition of Records.--Upon termination of the Task Force, 
the records of the Task Force shall become the records of such 
committee or committees designated by the Speaker.
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