I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4117 
To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on 
the United States by Antifa, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2021 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, and Ms. 
MACE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist 
Attacks on the United States by Antifa, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
There is established the National Commission on Do-
mestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States by Antifa 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of the Commission are to— 
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(1) examine and report upon the facts and 
causes relating to the involvement of Antifa in the 
2020 riots, including the costly and deadly riots in— 
(A) Minneapolis, Minnesota; 
(B) Rochester, New York; 
(C) Los Angeles, California; 
(D) Washington, DC; 
(E) Miami, Florida; 
(F) Portland, Oregon; 
(G) Seattle, Washington; 
(H) Atlanta, Georgia; 
(I) Chicago, Illinois; and 
(J) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
(2) ascertain, evaluate, and report on the evi-
dence developed by all relevant governmental agen-
cies regarding the facts and circumstances sur-
rounding the involvement of Antifa in the 2020 
riots; 
(3) make a full and complete accounting of the 
circumstances surrounding involvement of Antifa in 
the 2020 riots, and the extent of the United States 
preparedness for, and response to, such riots and 
the Antifa organization; and 
(4) investigate and report to the President and 
Congress on its findings, conclusions, and rec-
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ommendations for corrective measures that can be 
taken to prevent further attacks and violent riots 
perpetrated by Antifa. 
SEC. 3. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) MEMBERS.—Subject to the requirements of sub-
section (b), the Commission shall be composed of 10 mem-
bers, of whom— 
(1) 3 members shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate; 
(2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; 
(3) 3 members shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate; and 
(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more 
than 5 members of the Commission shall be from 
the same political party. 
(2) 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
APPOINTEES.—No 
member of the Commission shall be an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government or any State or 
local government, or a Member of Congress. 
(3) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that individuals appointed to the Commis-
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sion should be prominent United States citizens, 
with national recognition and significant depth of ex-
perience in such professions as governmental service, 
law enforcement, the armed services, legal practice, 
public administration, intelligence gathering, com-
merce, including domestic terrorism, and foreign af-
fairs. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirement 
of paragraph (2), the Chairperson and Vice Chair-
person of the Commission shall be elected by the 
members. 
(2) 
POLITICAL
PARTY
AFFILIATION.—The 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall not be from 
the same political party. 
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—If 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, 6 or more members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, those members who have been 
appointed may meet and, if necessary, select a temporary 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, who may begin the op-
erations of the Commission, including the hiring of staff. 
(e) QUORUM; VACANCIES.—After its initial meeting, 
the Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chair-
person or a majority of its members. Six members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the 
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Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The functions of the Commission 
are to— 
(1) investigate the relevant facts and cir-
cumstances relating to the involvement of Antifa in 
the 2020 riots, including any relevant legislation, 
Executive order, regulation, plan, policy, practice, or 
procedure; 
(2) identify, review, and evaluate the lessons 
learned from such riots, regarding the structure, co-
ordination, management policies, and procedures of 
the Federal Government, and, if appropriate, State 
and local governments and nongovernmental entities, 
relative to detecting, preventing, and responding to 
Antifa; and 
(3) submit to the President and Congress such 
reports as are required by this Act containing such 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations as the 
Commission shall determine, including proposing or-
ganization, coordination, planning, management ar-
rangements, procedures, rules, and regulations. 
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(b) SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)(1), the term ‘‘facts and circumstances’’ in-
cludes facts and circumstances relating to— 
(1) intelligence agencies; 
(2) law enforcement agencies; 
(3) diplomacy; 
(4) immigration, nonimmigrant visas, and bor-
der control; 
(5) the flow of assets to terrorist organizations, 
including Antifa; and 
(6) other areas of the public and private sectors 
determined relevant by the Commission for its in-
quiry. 
SEC. 5. POWER OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS
AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission 
may, for purposes of carrying out this Act— 
(1) hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and admin-
ister oaths; and 
(2) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses and the produc-
tion of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, 
papers, and documents. 
(b) SUBPOENAS.— 
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(1) SERVICE.—Subpoenas issued under sub-
section (a)(2) may be served by any person des-
ignated by the Commission. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of contu-
macy or failure to obey a subpoena issued 
under subsection (a)(2), the United States dis-
trict court for the judicial district in which the 
subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be 
found, or where the subpoena is returnable, 
may issue an order requiring such person to ap-
pear at any designated place to testify or to 
produce documentary or other evidence. Any 
failure to obey the order of the court may be 
punished by the court as a contempt of that 
court. 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT.—Sec-
tions 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 
194) shall apply in the case of any failure of 
any witness to comply with any subpoena or to 
testify when summoned under authority of this 
section. 
(c) CLOSED MEETINGS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law which would require meetings of the Com-
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mission to be open to the public, any portion of a meeting 
of the Commission may be closed to the public if the Presi-
dent determines that such portion is likely to disclose mat-
ters that could endanger national security. 
(d) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to such 
extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropria-
tion Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission 
to discharge its duties under this Act. 
(e) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States any infor-
mation related to any inquiry of the Commission con-
ducted under this Act. Each such department, agency, or 
instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information directly to the Commission upon re-
quest. 
(f) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission on a reimbursable basis adminis-
trative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the Commission’s functions. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
(1), departments and agencies of the United States 
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are authorized to provide to the Commission such 
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
services as they may determine advisable and as may 
be authorized by law. 
(g) GIFTS.—The Commission may, to such extent 
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
Acts, accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of serv-
ices or property. 
(h) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
(i) POWERS OF SUBCOMMITTEES, MEMBERS, AND 
AGENTS.—Any subcommittee, member, or agent of the 
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take 
any action which the Commission is authorized to take by 
this section. 
SEC. 6. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Direc-
tor who shall be appointed by the Chairperson and the 
Vice Chairperson, acting jointly. 
(b) STAFF.—The Chairperson, in consultation with 
the Vice Chairperson, may appoint additional personnel as 
may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 
its functions. 
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(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may 
be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this sub-
section may exceed the equivalent of that payable for a 
position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. Any individual ap-
pointed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be treated as an 
employee for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 
89, and 90 of that title. 
(d) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement 
from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the 
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employ-
ment without interruption. 
(e) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission is au-
thorized to procure the services of experts and consultants 
in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a per-
son occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
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Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. 
(a) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Commis-
sion may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position 
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which 
that member is engaged in the actual performance of the 
duties of the Commission. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the Commission, members of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons em-
ployed intermittently in the Government service are al-
lowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate executive departments and agencies 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the Commission members and staff appropriate 
security clearances in a manner consistent with existing 
procedures and requirements, except that no person shall 
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