,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajhgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bb1 #bjbf    
,mr4 ,khanna introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% an indep5d5t ,tru? &        
,acc\ntability ,commission4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tru? & 
,acc\ntability ,commission ,act4  #b4   
,purposes  7a7 ,! purposes ( ?is act are
  7#a7 to e/abli% an indep5d5t ,tru? &  
,acc\ntability ,commission to           
inve/igate1 docum5t1 & e/abli% a        
compreh5sive public record conc]n+      
abuses ( public (fice1 violations (     
con/itutional & /atutory limits1        
ob/ruction or defiance ( ,acts (        
,congress1 & relat$ misconduct2  7#b7 to
 make ! f9d+s ( ! ,commission & !       
evid5ce support+ ^? f9d+s available to  
,congress & ! public2  7#c7 to make     
ref]rals to appropriate ,f$]al & ,/ate  
au?orities :]e ! ,commission f9ds       
sub/antial & cr$ible evid5ce t a        

violation ( law may h occurr$2 &  7#d7  
to recomm5d legislative & adm9i/rative  
re=ms necess>y to prev5t ! recurr5ce (  
misconduct id5tifi$ by ! ,commission4   
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( commission  7a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !        
legislative bran* a commission to be    
kn[n z ! ,tru? & ,acc\ntability         
,commission4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,!    
,commission %all be compos$ ( #aa       
memb]s1 :o %all be appo9t$ z foll[s3    
7,a7 #a memb] %all s]ve z ,*airp]son &  
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 #b memb]s %all be  
appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4 
7,c7 #b memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7,d7 #b      
memb]s %all be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,e7 #b memb]s
 %all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,f7 #a memb] 
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,*airp]son f a li/ 
( n few] ?an #e individuals submitt$ by 
,/ate attorneys g5]al affiliat$ ) !     
,democratic ,p>ty4  7,g7 #a memb] %all  

be appo9t$ by ! ,*airp]son f a li/ ( n  
few] ?an #e individuals submitt$ by     
,/ate attorneys g5]al affiliat$ ) !     
,republican ,p>ty4  7c7 ,*airp]son ,!   
individual appo9t$ "u subsection        
7b77#a77;,a7 %all be a retir$ judge ( a 
c\rt e/abli%$ "u article ,,iii ( !      
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7    
,qualifications  7#a7 ,ea* memb] %all be
 an individual ( recogniz$ integrity1   
indep5d5ce1 & pr(essional compet5ce4    
7#b7 ,9 mak+ appo9tm5ts "u subsection   
7b71 consid]ation %all be giv5 to       
individuals ) sub/antial exp]i5ce 9     
con/itutional law1 crim9al law1         
congressional ov]sight1 appropriations  
law1 gov]nm5t e?ics1 national security  
law1 civil rights1 public corruption1   
law en=cem5t ov]sight1 or judicial or   
prosecutorial s]vice4  7e7 ,limitations 
on memb]%ip ,no individual may s]ve z a 
memb] ( ! ,commission if1 on ! date (   
nom9ation or appo9tm5t1 t individual--  
7#a7 is an elect$ or appo9t$ ,f$]al1    
,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal (ficehold]2    

7#b7 is an (fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t2  7#c7 s]v$ z a memb] ( !     
,cab9et ( ,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump2 
7#d7 s]v$ z an (fic]1 employee1 advis]1 
consultant1 contractor1 or s5ior        
volunte] ( a ,presid5tial or ,vice      
,presid5tial campaign dur+ ! #bjbd or   
#bjbh election cycle2 or  7#e7          
contribut$ to a c&idate = ,presid5t or  
,vice ,presid5t1 or to a political      
committee e/abli%$1 f9anc$1 ma9ta9$1 or 
controll$ by su* a c&idate1 dur+ ! #bjbd
 or #bjbh election cycle4  7f7 ,initial 
appo9tm5ts ,all initial appo9tm5ts to ! 
,commission %all be made n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7g7 ,t]ms ( ! commission  7#a7 ,t]m ,ea*
 memb] %all s]ve = ! life ( !           
,commission4  7#b7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy
 9 ! ,commission--  7,a7 %all n affect !
 p[]s ( ! ,commission2 &  7,b7 %all be  
fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al        
appo9tm5t n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! vacancy occurs4  7#c7     
,removal ,a memb] may be remov$ by a    

majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission only
 = neglect ( duty1 malfeasance1 p]man5t 
incapacity1 or violation ( subsection   
7e74  7h7 ,commission proc$ures  7#a7   
,initial meet+ ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft]
 ! date on :i* all memb]s ( !           
,commission h be5 appo9t$1 ! ,commission
 %all hold its fir/ meet+4  7#b7 ,meet+s
 ,! ,commission %all meet at ! call ( ! 
,*airp]son4  7#c7 ,quorum ,a majority ( 
! memb]s ( ! ,commission %all con/itute 
a quorum4  7#d7 ,vot+ ,except z o!rwise 
provid$ 9 ?is ,act1 an action ( !       
,commission %all require ! approval ( a 
majority ( ! memb]s pres5t & vot+4  #d4 
,commission p]sonnel & adm9i/ration  7a7
 ,/aff  7#a7 ,! ,*airp]son %all appo9t &
 may remove an ,executive ,director ( ! 
,commission4  7#b7 ,! ,*airp]son1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,executive ,director1 may appo9t
 & fix ! comp5sation ( su* attorneys1   
inve/igators1 auditors1 analy/s1        
subject-matt] exp]ts1 & o!r p]sonnel z !
 ,*airp]son consid]s necess>y to c>ry   
out ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,! ,presid5t & o!r  

(fic]s or employees ( ! executive bran* 
%all h no au?ority to appo9t1 remove1   
sup]vise1 direct1 or select any employee
 ( ! ,commission4  7b7 ,comp5sation (   
commission]s ,a memb] ( ! ,commission   
%all be comp5sat$ at a daily equival5t (
 ! annual rate ( basic pay prescrib$ =  
grade #e ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule "u section  
#eccb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =
 ea* day1 n to exce$ #aj days p] mon?1 =
 :i* a memb] is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance ( _!
 duties "u ?is ,act1 limit$ to conv5+   
meet+s1 includ+ public or private meet+s
 to receive te/imony 9 fur!rance ( !    
duties ( ! ,commission & ! purposes (   
?is ,act4  7c7 ,travel exp5ses ,a memb] 
( ! ,commission %all be all[$ travel    
exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (       
subsi/5ce1 at rates au?oriz$ = employees
 ( ag5cies "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7     
,detail ( gov]nm5t employees ,at !      
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son1 a ,f$]al employee
 may1 ) ! approval ( ! head ( ! employ+ 
ag5cy1 be detail$ to ! ,commission )\t--

 7#a7 reimbursem5t to ! ag5cy2 or  7#b7 
int]ruption or loss ( civil s]vice      
/atus1 b5efits1 or privileges4  #e4     
,p[]s ( commission  7a7 ,public he>+s & 
sessions ,! ,commission may1 = ! purpose
 ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 hold su* he>+s1  
sit & act at su* times & places1 take   
su* te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z ! 
,commission consid]s appropriate4 ,!    
,commission may adm9i/] oa?s to         
witnesses appe>+ be=e x4  7b7 ,obta9+   
in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission 
may secure directly f any ag5cy or      
advisory committee in=mation necess>y to
 enable x to c>ry out its duties "u ?is 
,act4  7#b7 ,furni%+ in=mation ,^u      
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son1 ! head ( a ,f$]al
 dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% su*      
in=mation to ! ,commission 9 a full &   
timely mann]1 consi/5t ) ! ,con/itution 
& applicable law4  7#c7 ,private records
 ,! ,commission may seek in=mation &    
records f private individuals &         
entities1 includ+ f9ancial in/itutions1 
bus9ess entities1 contractors1          

telecommunications provid]s1 te*nology  
companies1 nonpr(it organizations1      
regi/]$ ag5ts1 acc\ntants1 & o!r private
 cu/odians ( in=mation relevant to a    
matt] "u inve/igation4  7c7 ,subpo5a p[]
  7#a7 ,au?ority to issue a subpo5a ,!  
,commission may issue a subpo5a to      
require ! att5dance & te/imony (        
witnesses & ! production ( evid5ce      
relat+ to any matt] "u inve/igation by !
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,compliance )       
subpo5a ,if a p]son refuses to obey an  
ord] or subpo5a ( ! ,commission t is    
issu$ 9 connection ) a ,commission      
proce$+1 ! ,commission may apply to !   
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt 9 ! judicial 
di/rict 9 :i* ! proce$+ is held = an    
ord] requir+ ! p]son to comply ) !      
subpo5a or ord]4  7d7 ,immunity ,!      
,commission is an ag5cy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates = purposes ( "p ,v ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+ to immunity 
( witnesses74  #f4 ,duties ( !          
commission  7a7 ,inve/igation ,!        
,commission %all conduct a compreh5sive 

inve/igation & e/abli% a public record  
conc]n+ :e!r1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on    
,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe-- 7#a7 (fic]s or     
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates violat$ or  
exce$$ au?ority grant$ "u ! ,con/itution
 or laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 (fic]s
 or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ob/ruct$
 or evad$ an ,act ( ,congress2  7#c7 !  
p[]s1 res\rces1 p]sonnel1 or au?orities 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 us$ to conf] a      
private f9ancial1 familial1 political1  
or o!r improp] b5efit2  7#d7 mat]ial    
in=mation 0 conceal$ f or misrepres5t$  
to ,congress1 c\rts1 inspectors g5]al1  
law en=cem5t au?orities1 or ! public2 or
  7#e7 private individuals or entities  
p>ticipat$ 91 facilitat$1 b5efit$ f1 or 
conspir$ 9 su* conduct4  7b7  ,matt]s   
,to be inve/igat$  ,! matt]s to be      
inve/igat$ by ! ,commission "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include1 at a       
m9imum3  7#a7  ,private enri*m5t  ,=eign
 f9ancial deal+s1 family bus9esses1 & ! 
use ( public (fice or ,f$]al au?ority to
 b5efit ! ,presid5t1 memb]s ( !         

,presid5t's family1 or associat$ private
 entities4  7#b7  ,appropriations &     
,f$]al work=ce  ,fir+s1 work=ce         
r$uctions1 fund+ freezes1 imp\ndm5ts1 & 
o!r executive bran* actions t prev5t$ or
 imp$$ ! execution ( programs &         
exp5ditures au?oriz$ or fund$ by        
,congress4  7#c7  ,w> p[]s  ,! use (    
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces )\t           
au?orization f ,congress1 includ+       
milit>y /rikes involv+ ,iran & ! legal  
au?ority ass]t$ = su* actions4  7#d7    
,ep/e9 files  ,compliance ) & any       
ob/ruction ( ! ,ep/e9 ,files ,transp>5cy
 ,act1 includ+ unreleas$ records &      
cr$ible traffick+ or o!r crim9al        
allegations id5tifi$ 9 su* records4     
7#e7  ,immigration en=cem5t  ,%oot+s &  
o!r uses ( =ce by ,f$]al immigration or 
homel& security (fic]s s9ce ,janu>y     
#bjbe1 includ+ incid5ts involv+ ,r5e    
,good1 ,alex ,pretti1 ,rub5 ,ray        
,m>t9ez1 & ,johan ,seba/in ,durn        
,gu]r]o2 compliance ) body-worn-cam]a   
requirem5ts2 det5tion conditions2 &     

relat$ crim9al *>ges aga9/ individuals  
subject$ to su* =ce4  7#f7  ,m>itime    
/rikes  ,op]ation ,s\!rn ,spe> & relat$ 
/rikes aga9/ vessels beg9n+ 9 ,septemb] 
#bjbe1 includ+ ! legal basis = su*      
op]ations1 any ,(fice ( ,legal ,c\nsel  
op9ion conc]n+ !m1 ! designation ( an   
arm$ conflict )\t congressional         
au?orization1 t>get+ records1 casualty  
figures1 & ! id5tities ( p]sons kill$4  
7#g7  ,relat$ conduct  ,any ob/ruction1 
false /atem5t1 de/ruction or concealm5t 
( evid5ce1 witness intimidation1        
retaliation1 conspiracy1 f9ancial       
transaction1 or o!r conduct mat]ially   
relat$ to a matt] describ$ 9 p>agraphs  
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f74  #g4 ,presid5tial      
immunity & (ficial acts  7a7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to alt] ! scope ( any immunity  
af=d$ to a ,presid5t or =m] ,presid5t "u
 ! ,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,commission inve/igation ,!
 exi/5ce or pot5tial applicability (    
immunity f crim9al prosecution = an     

(ficial act %all n1 by itself1 prev5t ! 
,commission f--  7#a7 inve/igat+ &      
docum5t+ ! act2  7#b7 e/abli%+ ! factual
 & hi/orical record conc]n+ ! act2  7#c7
 exam9+ :e!r ! act compli$ ) !          
,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7#d7 inve/igat+ ! conduct ( any o!r     
p]son involv$ 9 or affect$ by ! act2 or 
7#e7 mak+ a ref]ral conc]n+ conduct t   
may lawfully be inve/igat$ or prosecut$4
  7c7 ,no d]ivative immunity ,an        
immunity applicable to ! ,presid5t %all 
n1 solely by reason ( its applicability 
to ! ,presid5t1 ext5d to a family memb]1
 donor1 bus9ess associate1 (fic] or     
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or o!r      
p]son4  #h4 ,ref]rals  7a7 ,m&atory     
ref]ral ,if ! ,commission det]m9es t    
sub/antial & cr$ible evid5ce provides   
reasonable gr\nds to believe t a        
violation ( ,f$]al or ,/ate crim9al law 
may h occurr$1 ! ,commission %all make a
 ref]ral "u ?is section4  7b7 ,f$]al    
ref]rals ,a ref]ral involv+ a pot5tial  
violation ( ,f$]al crim9al law %all be  

transmitt$ to--  7#a7 ! ,attorney       
,g5]al2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates attorney =
 ea* judicial di/rict ) app>5t          
jurisdiction2 &  7#c7 :]e subsection 7d7
 applies1 ! c\rt-appo9t$ special c\nsel4
  7c7 ,/ate ref]rals ,a ref]ral involv+ 
a pot5tial violation ( ,/ate law %all be
 transmitt$ to ! attorney g5]al or o!r  
appropriate prosecut+ au?ority ( ea*    
,/ate ) app>5t jurisdiction4  7d7       
,c\rt-,appo9t$ special c\nsel  7#a7 ,if 
a ref]ral conc]ns ! ,presid5t1 ,vice    
,presid5t1 ,attorney ,g5]al1 ,deputy    
,attorney ,g5]al1 a ,cab9et (fic]1 a    
memb] ( ! ,presid5t's family1 or ano!r  
individual ) respect to :om inve/igation
 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice w\ld pres5t an
 actual or sub/antial app>5t conflict ( 
int]e/1 ! ,commission %all seek !       
appo9tm5t ( an indep5d5t special c\nsel 
by an appropriate ,f$]al c\rt4  7#b7 ,! 
special c\nsel %all h jurisdiction to   
inve/igate ! conduct id5tifi$ 9 !       
ref]ral & any ,f$]al crim9al (f5se aris+
 directly f su* conduct4  7#c7 ,!       

special c\nsel %all ex]cise indep5d5t   
prosecutorial judgm5t 9 det]m9+ :e!r    
crim9al *>ges are w>rant$4  7e7 ,cont5ts
 ( ref]ral ,a ref]ral %all include--    
7#a7 ! relevant factual f9d+s ( !       
,commission2  7#b7 ! evid5ce support+   
su* f9d+s2  7#c7 pot5tially applicable  
provisions ( law2 &  7#d7 any mat]ially 
exculpatory or contradictory evid5ce    
id5tifi$ by ! ,commission4  #i4         
,limitations on au?ority ( commission   
7a7 ,immunity ,! ,commission may n      
grant1 promise1 negotiate1 or recomm5d  
immunity f crim9al prosecution 9 ex*ange
 = te/imony1 evid5ce1 or coop]ation4    
7b7 ,p>dons & clem5cy ,! ,commission may
 n recomm5d1 reque/1 negotiate1 or      
endorse a p>don1 reprieve1 commutation1 
or o!r ex]cise ( executive clem5cy4  7c7
 ,comp5sation ,! ,commission may n--    
7#a7 e/abli% or adm9i/] comp5sation1    
re/itution1 settlem5t1 or rep>ations    
fund2  7#b7 make a monet>y aw>d to a    
witness1 victim1 subject1 or o!r p]son2 
or  7#c7 recomm5d comp5sation to an     

individual bas$ solely on ! f9d+s ( !   
,commission4  #aj4 ,f9al report &       
recomm5dations  7a7 ,f9al report ,be=e !
 t]m9ation ( ! ,commission1 !           
,commission %all submit to ! ,presid5t1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,speak] & m9ority 
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !  
majority & m9ority lead]s ( ! ,s5ate1 & 
make publicly available1 a f9al report  
conta9+--  7#a7 a detail$ description ( 
! inve/igation conduct$ "u ?is ,act2    
7#b7 ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !          
,commission2  7#c7 an analysis ( :e!r   
conduct inve/igat$ by ! ,commission     
compli$ ) applicable con/itutional &    
/atutory requirem5ts2  7#d7 a           
description ( ea* ref]ral made "u       
section #h2  7#e7 any mat]ial disputes (
 fact or law2 &  7#f7 recomm5dations =  
legislative or adm9i/rative action      
necess>y to prev5t recurr5ce ( conduct  
id5tifi$ by ! ,commission4  7b7         
,approval ,! f9al report %all require ! 
approval ( a majority ( ! memb]s ( !    
,commission4  7c7 ,additional views ,a  

memb] may submit concurr+1 supplem5tal1 
or diss5t+ views = inclusion 9 ! f9al   
report4  7d7 ,support+ record ,to !     
maximum ext5t p]mitt$ by law1 !         
,commission %all make publicly available
 ! transcripts1 exhibits1 docum5ts1 &   
o!r evid5ce support+ its f9d+s4  #aa4   
,t]m9ation & disposition ( records  7a7 
,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all t]m9ate  
on ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (    
creation ( ! ,commission4  7b7 ,f9al    
actions ,be=e t]m9ation1 ! ,commission  
%all-- 7#a7 submit ! f9al report requir$
 "u section #aj2  7#b7 complete ea*     
ref]ral requir$ "u section #h2  7#c7    
transf] its records to ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 close its contracts
 & acc\nts2 &  7#e7 t]m9ate ,commission 
p]sonnel4  7c7 ,pres]vation (           
inve/igations ,t]m9ation ( ! ,commission
 %all n t]m9ate or o!rwise affect any   
inve/igation1 prosecution1 or o!r       
proce$+ result+ f a ref]ral made "u     
section #h4  7d7 ,public access to      
records ,! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

%all make records transf]r$ "u          
subsection 7b77#c7 available to ! public
 to ! maximum ext5t p]mitt$ by law4     
#ab4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7      
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,tru? & ,acc\ntability ,commission      
e/abli%$ "u section #c4  7#b7 ,family   
memb] ,! t]m family memb]1 ) respect to 
! ,presid5t1 means ! ,presid5t's sp\se1 
p>5t1 *ild1 /ep*ild1 sibl+1 son-9-law1  
daught]-9-law1 or o!r imm$iate family   
memb] ^: f9ancial1 bus9ess1 or p]sonal  
int]e/s are mat]ially relat$ to a matt] 
"u inve/igation by ! ,commission4  7#c7 
,political donor ,! t]m political donor 
means an individual :o made a           
contribution to ! ,presid5t1 an au?oriz$
 committee ( ! ,presid5t1 or ano!r      
political committee e/abli%$1 f9anc$1   
ma9ta9$1 or controll$ by ! ,presid5t4   
7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & ea*     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4