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HRES 497 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Constitution and constitutional amendments Federal officials Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Introduced: August 18, 2017 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Urges the Vice President and the Cabinet to: (1) quickly secure the services of medical and psychiatric professionals to examine the President to assist in their deliberations under the Twenty-fifth Amendment to determine whether the President suffers from mental disorder or other injury that impairs his abilities and prevents him from discharging his constitutional duties, and (2) take immediate action pursuant to the Twenty-fifth Amendment and report to Congress.

    What's happening now August 18, 2017

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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     Committees of jurisdiction 1
     Cosponsors 6
    All 6 Democratic 6
    D
    Huffman, Jared
    California · Sep 26, 2017
         D
    Cohen, Steve
    Tennessee · Aug 25, 2017
         D
    Wilson, Frederica S.
    Florida · Aug 25, 2017
         D
    Green, Al
    Texas · Aug 22, 2017
         D
    Matsui, Doris O.
    California · Aug 22, 2017
         D
    Velázquez, Nydia M.
    New York · Aug 22, 2017
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    U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 497: Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-497/
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    "H. Res. 497: Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-497/.
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    H. Res. 497, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-497/.
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