IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 125 
Establishing the Task Force on the Legislative Process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. KILMER) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the Task Force on the Legislative Process. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to imple-
ment the 131st recommendation of the Select Committee 
on the Modernization of Congress, passed by the Select 
Committee during the 117th Congress, to create a Task 
Force on the Legislative Process that analyzes the range 
of legislative processes by which, if adopted by both 
Houses, each House would provide expedited consideration 
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of legislation that was passed by the other House with 
wide and bipartisan support. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—There is hereby es-
tablished the Task Force on the Legislative Process (here-
after referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’) whose purpose shall 
be to analyze the range of options for bicameral legislation 
expedition. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this concurrent resolution, the 
term ‘‘bicameral legislation expedition’’ means any legisla-
tive process by which each House of Congress jointly pro-
vides for expedited consideration of legislation which was 
passed by the other House by unanimous consent, by voice 
vote, or with the approval of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the 
members voting. 
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of 12 members appointed as follows: 
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives shall appoint 3 individuals who are Members of 
the House of Representatives, of whom at least one 
shall be a majority member of the Committee on 
Rules of the House. 
(2) The Minority Leader of the House shall ap-
point 3 individuals who are Members of the House 
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of Representatives, of whom at least one shall be a 
minority member of the Committee on Rules of the 
House. 
(3) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall ap-
point 3 individuals who are Members of the Senate, 
of whom at least one shall be a majority member of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate. 
(4) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall ap-
point 3 individuals who are Members of the Senate, 
of whom at least one shall be a minority member of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate. 
(b) CO-CHAIRS.—The Speaker, Minority Leader of 
the House, Majority Leader of the Senate, and Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall jointly select 2 of the members 
of the Task Force to serve as co-chairs of the Task Force. 
(c) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the membership of the 
Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(d) INCLUSION OF DELEGATES AND RESIDENT COM-
MISSIONER.—For purposes of this section, a ‘‘Member’’ 
of the House of Representatives includes a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
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SEC. 4. DUTIES. 
(a) PROCEDURES.—The Task Force shall establish a 
process to solicit information, input, and legislative pro-
posals which are directly related to the purpose of the 
Task Force under section 2. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—The Task Force shall issue a 
report to the Speaker of the House, the Minority 
Leader of the House, the Majority Leader of the 
Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Rules of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate, and shall include in the report— 
(A) an analysis of the range of options for 
bicameral legislation expedition; and 
(B) any recommendations relating to bi-
cameral legislation expedition which are ap-
proved by not fewer than 9 of its members. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Task Force shall issue 
the report required under paragraph (1) not later 
than one year after the date of the adoption of this 
concurrent resolution. 
(c) USE OF STAFF.—The Task Force may use the 
services of staff of the House and Senate to assist it in 
carrying out its duties. 
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SEC. 5. POSTING OF PROPOSALS BY COMMITTEES. 
Upon receiving the report issued by the Task Force 
under section 4(b), the Committee on Rules of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate shall each publicly post the re-
port on a public page of its website. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall terminate 
upon issuing the report required under section 4(b). 
(b) DISPOSITION
OF RECORDS.—Upon its termi-
nation, the records of the Task Force shall be transferred 
to, and shall become part of, the records of the Committee 
on Rules of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
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