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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10091 

To establish the Federal Interagency Task Force on Preventing Political 

Violence. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 

Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. TIMMONS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish the Federal Interagency Task Force on 

Preventing Political Violence. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Political 

5 Violence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INTERAGENCY TASK 

7 FORCE ON PREVENTING POLITICAL VIO8 LENCE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later then 180 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 


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1 establish in the executive branch the Federal Interagency 

2 Task Force on Preventing Political Violence (in this Act 

3 referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 

4 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall 

6 be composed of at least 24 members appointed as follows: 

7 (1) The President shall appoint not less than 

8 three Task Force Staff, of which— 

9 (A) one member shall be chosen from 

10 among the officials on the Domestic Policy 

11 Council of the White House; and 

12 (B) one member shall be chosen from 

13 among the officials on the National Security 

14 Council of the White House. 

15 (2) The head of each involved agency shall ap16 point one official from such involved agency to serve 

17 on detail to the Task Force. 

18 (c) TERMS.—Each member shall serve on the Task 

19 Force until the date on which the Task Force terminates 

20 under subsection (i). 

21 (d) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy on the Task 

22 Force, such vacancy shall be filled not later than 30 days 

23 after arising and in the manner in which the original ap24 pointment was made. 

25 (e) STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT.— 


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1 (1) TASK FORCE STAFF.—The Task Force 

2 Staff shall lead the daily operations of the Task 

3 Force, execute the duties described in subsection (g), 

4 and draft the text of each report under subsection 

5 (h). 

6 (2) INVOLVED AGENCY OFFICIALS.—The in7 volved agency officials shall work together to deter8 mine— 

9 (A) how the Task Force Staff shall execute 

10 the duties described in subsection (g); and 

11 (B) the required content of each report 

12 submitted under subsection (h). 

13 (3) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.—The 

14 Task Force may appoint additional support per15 sonnel as it considers appropriate. 

16 (f) COMPENSATION.— 

17 (1) TASK FORCE STAFF.—The President shall 

18 fix the compensation for the Task Force Staff. 

19 (2) INVOLVED AGENCY OFFICIALS.—The in20 volved agency officials shall not receive additional 

21 compensation for serving on detail to the Task 

22 Force. 

23 (3) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Task Force 

24 shall fix the compensation for additional personnel 

25 appointed under subsection (e)(3). 


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1 (g) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force are to— 

2 (1) advise and assist the President and the 

3 head of each involved agency in the development 

4 of— 

5 (A) policy and programming recommenda6 tions for each involved agency, including inter7 agency or public-private partnerships, to en8 hance national unity and both prevent and re9 spond to political and hate-motivated violence 

10 based on— 

11 (i) the resources of each involved 

12 agency available on the date of enactment 

13 of this Act; 

14 (ii) related programs under the ad15 ministrative jurisdiction of the involved 

16 agencies that can be expanded upon; and 

17 (iii) related authorities available to 

18 each of the involved agencies to establish 

19 new programs; 

20 (B) the annual budget justification mate21 rials of each involved agency that are submitted 

22 in conjunction with the budget of the United 

23 States Government submitted to Congress 

24 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

25 Code, to the extent that such materials relate to 


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1 funding the recommendations made by the Task 

2 Force pursuant to this Act; and 

3 (C) each report required under subsection 

4 (h); 

5 (2) advise the President and the head of each 

6 involved agency on specific program and policy mat7 ters related to the recommendations of the Task 

8 Force, including providing subject matter expertise; 

9 (3) address and provide guidance to the Presi10 dent and the head of each involved agency on issues 

11 related to national unity, civic-bridge building, and 

12 political and hate-motivated violence prevention in 

13 the United States; 

14 (4) consult with the Office of Public Engage15 ment of the White House to support the mission of 

16 the Task Force; 

17 (5) consult with civil society organizations, as 

18 well as other groups and individuals that are in19 volved in national unity and political and hate-moti20 vated violence prevention work, to identify potential 

21 engagement opportunities for the Task Force, in22 cluding by holding hearings on such engagement op23 portunities; and 


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1 (6) coordinate with the President and the head 

2 of each involved agency on the duties of the Task 

3 Force under this subsection. 

4 (h) REPORTS.— 

5 (1) INTERIM REPORTS.—Beginning on the date 

6 that is six months after the Task Force is estab7 lished under subsection (a), and every six months 

8 thereafter, the Task Force shall submit an interim 

9 report to the President and the Congress and pub10 lish such report on the internet website of the White 

11 House for the public as follows: 

12 (A) INITIAL INTERIM REPORT.—The initial 

13 interim report shall contain a detailed state14 ment on the activities undertaken and rec15 ommendations made by the Task Force, pursu16 ant to the duties of the Task Force described 

17 in subsection (g), since the establishment of the 

18 Task Force. 

19 (B) SUBSEQUENT INTERIM REPORTS.— 

20 Subsequent interim reports shall contain a de21 tailed statement on the activities undertaken 

22 and recommendations made by the Task Force, 

23 pursuant to the duties of the Task Force de24 scribed in subsection (g), since the most recent 

25 previous interim report was submitted. 


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1 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date on which the Task Force is estab3 lished under subsection (a), the Task Force shall 

4 submit a final report to the President and the Con5 gress and publish such report on the internet 

6 website of the White House for the public, con7 taining the following: 

8 (A) The findings and conclusions of the 

9 Task Force. 

10 (B) The progress the President and each 

11 involved agency has made on implementing the 

12 recommendations made by the Task Force in 

13 each interim report the Task Force may choose 

14 to submit under paragraph (1). 

15 (C) Activities undertaken by the Task 

16 Force pursuant to the duties of the Task Force 

17 described in subsection (g). 

18 (D) A description of each program under 

19 the administrative jurisdiction of each involved 

20 agency that enhances national unity and helps 

21 prevent and respond to political and hate-moti22 vated violence. 

23 (E) Recommendations for legislation and 

24 administrative action the Task Force considers 

25 appropriate. 


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1 (i) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate 

2 on the date that is two years after the date on which the 

3 Task Force is established under subsection (a). 

4 (j) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

5 Task Force shall be exempt from chapter 10 of title 5, 

6 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Ad7 visory Committee Act’’). 

8 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

9 (1) INVOLVED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘involved 

10 agency’’ means the following: 

11 (A) The Office of Management and Budg12 et. 

13 (B) The Department of Labor. 

14 (C) The Department of Health and 

15 Human Services. 

16 (D) The Department of Agriculture. 

17 (E) The Department of Justice. 

18 (F) The Department of Housing and 

19 Urban Development. 

20 (G) The Department of Education. 

21 (H) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 

22 (I) The Department of Defense. 

23 (J) The Department of the Interior. 

24 (K) The Department of Commerce. 


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1 (L) The Corporation for National and 

2 Community Service. 

3 (M) The National Endowment for the 

4 Arts. 

5 (N) The National Endowment for the Hu6 manities. 

7 (O) The Office of the Surgeon General. 

8 (P) The Small Business Administration. 

9 (Q) The Election Assistance Commission. 

10 (R) The Department of State. 

11 (S) The Department of Homeland Secu12 rity. 

13 (T) The Federal Emergency Management 

14 Agency. 

15 (U) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

16 (2) INVOLVED AGENCY OFFICIAL.—The term 

17 ‘‘involved agency official’’ means an individual ap18 pointed under subsection (b)(2). 

19 (3) TASK FORCE STAFF.—The term ‘‘Task 

20 Force Staff’’ means an individual— 

21 (A) who is not an officer or employee of 

22 any Federal, State, or foreign government and 

23 who is specially qualified to serve on the Task 

24 Force by virtue of their education, training, or 


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1 experience with political and hate-motivated vio2 lence prevention work; and 

3 (B) appointed under subsection (b)(1). 

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