IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 24 
Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election 
and the Presidential Transition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2017 
Mr. LANGEVIN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Rules 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in 
the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is hereby established in Congress a Joint Com-
mittee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and 
the Presidential Transition (hereafter in this resolution re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Joint Committee’’). 
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Joint Committee shall consist 
of 16 Members appointed as follows: 
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(1) The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives shall appoint 8 Members of the House to serve 
on the Joint Committee, of whom— 
(A) 4 shall be Members of the majority 
party of the House; and 
(B) 4 shall be Members of the minority 
party of the House appointed after consultation 
with the Minority Leader of the House. 
(2) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall ap-
point 8 Senators to serve on the Joint Committee, 
of whom— 
(A) 4 shall be Senators of the majority 
party of the Senate; and 
(B) 4 shall be Senators of the minority 
party of the Senate appointed after consultation 
with the Minority Leader of the Senate. 
(b) LEADERSHIP.— 
(1) CO-CHAIRS.—The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives shall designate one Member of the 
Joint Committee who is a Member of the House to 
serve as one of the co-chairs of the Joint Committee, 
and the Majority Leader of the Senate shall des-
ignate one Member of the Joint Committee who is 
a Senator to serve as the other co-chair of the Joint 
Committee. 
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(2) CO-VICE CHAIRS.—The Minority Leader of 
the House of Representatives shall designate one 
Member of the Joint Committee who is a Member of 
the House to serve as one of the co-vice chairs of the 
Joint Committee, and the Minority Leader of the 
Senate shall designate one Member of the Joint 
Committee who is a Senator to serve as the other 
co-vice chair of the Joint Committee. 
(c) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Joint Committee 
shall not affect the power of the remaining Members to 
execute the functions of the Joint Committee, and shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original selection. 
SEC. 3. DUTIES. 
(a) STUDY
AND REVIEW.—The Joint Committee 
shall conduct a full study and review of the following 
issues: 
(1) Attempts to influence elections for Federal 
office held in 2016 elections including, but not lim-
ited to, the general and primary elections for the of-
fice of President and the general and primary elec-
tions for the office of Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, as de-
scribed in the October 7, 2016, Joint Statement 
from the Department of Homeland Security and Of-
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fice of the Director of National Intelligence on Elec-
tion Security. 
(2) Related attempts to undermine trust in 
United States electoral processes. 
(3) The attribution of such attempts. 
(4) All policies, decisions, and activities taken 
by the executive branch to respond to such attempts. 
(5) Cybersecurity breaches tied to attempts to 
influence election outcomes or faith in the electoral 
system. 
(6) 
Additional 
cybersecurity 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities that may contribute to future infor-
mation warfare operations against the United 
States. 
(7) Recommendations for improving resilience 
against future information warfare operations. 
(8) Recommendations for improving the cyber-
security of electoral functions. 
(9) Contacts between foreign nationals and can-
didates running in the 2016 elections (or their cam-
paign staff) which occurred during the campaign for 
those elections. 
(10) Contacts between foreign nationals and of-
ficials who were elected to office in the 2016 elec-
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tions (or their staff) which occurred after the elec-
tion but before such officials took office. 
(11) Any other relevant issues relating to the 
election influence operations, response to such oper-
ations, or the investigation by Congress into such 
operations. 
(b) REPORT
OF
FINDINGS
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the 
Joint Committee shall submit to Congress a final re-
port on the investigation and study conducted under 
subsection (a) and its findings and recommendations 
relating to the issues described in such subsection. 
(2) STANDARD
FOR
FINDINGS
AND
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Joint Committee may not 
make any finding or recommendation for purposes of 
paragraph (1) except upon the majority vote of the 
Members from each House, respectively. 
(3) INTERIM REPORTS.—In addition to the final 
report submitted under paragraph (1), the Joint 
Committee may submit to Congress interim reports 
on the investigation and study conducted under sub-
section (a) prior to the submission of such final re-
port. 
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(4) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—Any report submitted 
under this subsection shall be issued in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 4. RULES AND PROCEDURES. 
In carrying out its duties under this resolution, the 
Joint Committee is authorized to— 
(1) hold such hearings, to sit and act at such 
places and times within the United States during the 
sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of Con-
gress; 
(2) require the attendance of such witnesses 
and the production of such books, papers, and docu-
ments, administer such oaths, take such testimony, 
procure such printing and binding as it deems nec-
essary; and 
(3) make such rules respecting its organization 
and procedures as it deems necessary. 
SEC. 5. STAFF; FUNDING. 
(a) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The co-chairs of the Joint 
Committee, upon consultation with the co-vice chairs 
of the Joint Committee, may employ and fix the 
compensation of such staff as the co-chairs consider 
necessary to carry out this resolution. 
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(2) DETAIL OF HOUSE AND SENATE EMPLOY-
EES.—Upon the request of the Joint Committee, the 
head of any office of the House of Representatives 
or Senate is authorized to detail, without reimburse-
ment, any of the personnel of such office to the 
Joint Committee to assist the Joint Committee in 
carrying out its duties. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
resolution, of which— 
(1) 50 percent shall be paid out of the applica-
ble accounts of the House of Representatives, to be 
paid on vouchers signed by the co-chair or co-vice 
chair of the Joint Committee who is a Member of 
the House of Representatives, and approved in the 
manner directed by the Committee on House Admin-
istration of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) 50 percent shall be paid out of the contin-
gent fund of the Senate, to be paid on vouchers 
signed by the co-chair or co-vice chair of the Joint 
Committee who is a Senator, and approved in the 
manner directed by the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate. 
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SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
The Joint Committee shall terminate upon the expi-
ration of the 30-day period which begins on the date the 
Joint Committee submits its final report under section 
3(b)(1). 
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