H. Res. 1367 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 24, 2024. 

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 13 Members, Delegates, or the 

Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, not 

more than 6 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 
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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. 
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(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. 
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(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 
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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 
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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 sub-
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section 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. 

Attest: 

Clerk.