,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #g  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #bh1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia         
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,concurrent      
,,resolution  ,establishing the ,task   
,force on the ,legislative ,process4    
#a4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this       
concurrent resolution is to implement   
the #acast recommendation of the ,select
 ,committee on the ,modernization of    
,congress1 passed by the ,select        
,committee during the #aagth ,congress1 
to create a ,task ,force on the         
,legislative ,process that analyzes the 
range of legislative processes by which1
 if adopted by both ,houses1 each ,house
 would provide expedited consideration  
of legislation that was passed by the   
other ,house with wide and bipartisan   
support4  #b4 ,establishment of ,task   
,force  7a7 ,establishment2 purpose     
,there is hereby established the ,task  

,force on the ,legislative ,process     
7hereafter referred to as the ,task     
,force7 whose purpose shall be to       
analyze the range of options for        
bicameral legislation expedition4  7b7  
,definition ,in this concurrent         
resolution1 the term bicameral          
legislation expedition means any        
legislative process by which each ,house
 of ,congress jointly provides for      
expedited consideration of legislation  
which was passed by the other ,house by 
unanimous consent1 by voice vote1 or    
with the approval of not fewer than     
#b_/c of the members voting4  #c4       
,membership  7a7 ,composition ,the ,task
 ,force shall be composed of #ab members
 appointed as follows3 7#a7 ,the        
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives shall appoint #c       
individuals who are ,members of the     
,house of ,representatives1 of whom at  
least one shall be a majority member of 
the ,committee on ,rules of the ,house4 
7#b7 ,the ,minority ,leader of the      

,house shall appoint #c individuals who 
are ,members of the ,house of           
,representatives1 of whom at least one  
shall be a minority member of the       
,committee on ,rules of the ,house4     
7#c7 ,the ,majority ,leader of the      
,senate shall appoint #c individuals who
 are ,members of the ,senate1 of whom at
 least one shall be a majority member of
 the ,committee on ,rules and           
,administration of the ,senate4  7#d7   
,the ,minority ,leader of the ,senate   
shall appoint #c individuals who are    
,members of the ,senate1 of whom at     
least one shall be a minority member of 
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration of the ,senate4  7b7    
,co-,chairs ,the ,speaker1 ,minority    
,leader of the ,house1 ,majority ,leader
 of the ,senate1 and ,minority ,leader  
of the ,senate shall jointly select #b  
of the members of the ,task ,force to   
serve as co-chairs of the ,task ,force4 
7c7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy in the        
membership of the ,task ,force shall be 

filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7d7 ,inclusion of
 ,delegates and ,resident ,commissioner 
,for purposes of this section1 a ,member
 of the ,house of ,representatives      
includes a ,delegate or ,resident       
,commissioner to the ,congress4  #d4    
,duties  7a7 ,procedures ,the ,task     
,force shall establish a process to     
solicit information1 input1 and         
legislative proposals which are directly
 related to the purpose of the ,task    
,force under section #b4  7b7 ,report   
7#a7 ,contents ,the ,task ,force shall  
issue a report to the ,speaker of the   
,house1 the ,minority ,leader of the    
,house1 the ,majority ,leader of the    
,senate1 the ,minority ,leader of the   
,senate1 the ,committee on ,rules of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate1 and shall include in   
the report-- 7,a7 an analysis of the    
range of options for bicameral          
legislation expedition2 and  7,b7 any   

recommendations relating to bicameral   
legislation expedition which are        
approved by not fewer than #i of its    
members4  7#b7 ,deadline ,the ,task     
,force shall issue the report required  
under paragraph 7#a7 not later than one 
year after the date of the adoption of  
this concurrent resolution4  7c7 ,use of
 staff ,the ,task ,force may use the    
services of staff of the ,house and     
,senate to assist it in carrying out its
 duties4  #e4 ,posting of proposals by  
,committees ,upon receiving the report  
issued by the ,task ,force under section
 #d7;b71 the ,committee on ,rules of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate shall each publicly post
 the report on a public page of its     
website4  #f4 ,termination  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,task ,force shall         
terminate upon issuing the report       
required under section #d7;b74  7b7     
,disposition of records ,upon its       
termination1 the records of the ,task   

,force shall be transferred to1 and     
shall become part of1 the records of the
 ,committee on ,rules of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,rules and ,administration of the       
,senate4