To establish the National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack Upon the United States Capitol.
Latest action · Jan 13, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack Upon the United States Capitol.
The commission shall (1) conduct an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances relating to the attacks on the Capitol of January 6, 2021; (2) identify, review, and evaluate the causes of and the lessons learned from the attacks, relative to detecting, preventing, and responding to such kinds of attacks; and (3) report to Congress and the President.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2021 to Feb 25, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jan 13, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jan 28, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Feb 5, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Feb 25, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2021 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H154)
- Jan 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Jan 12, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2589 | John Katko R-NY | May 19, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H154, H157, H189 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Jason Smith R-MO, Rodney Davis R-IL, Tom Cole R-OK | Jan 13, 2021 |
| House | Lists H149H.R. 275–286 | — | Jan 12, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 7, January 12, 2021, page H149.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-21 | THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION: UNEXPLAINED DELAYS AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS91 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | May 12, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-1 | EXAMINING THE DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREAT IN THE WAKE OF THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL139 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Feb 4, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11670 | H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act Archived | Insight | May 26, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 410 | To establish the National Commission on the Insurrectionist Attack Upon the United States Capitol. | Related bill | Jan 22, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack Upon the United States Capitol.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil disturbances
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against property
- Emergency Management
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- State and local government operations
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
