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Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

Introduced: October 23, 2020 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 9, 2020
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Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

This bill establishes in the legislative branch a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office.

The commission (1) within 72 hours after Congress adopts a concurrent resolution directing it to do so, shall conduct a medical examination to determine if the President is temporarily or permanently impaired by physical illness or disability, mental illness, mental deficiency, alcohol or drug use, or any other condition or contingency rendering the President unable to execute the powers and duties of the office of President; and (2) within 72 hours after completing the examination, shall report its findings and conclusions to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

Any refusal by the President to undergo such examination shall be taken into consideration by the commission in reaching a conclusion.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 29
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 23, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Oct 23, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 23, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Oct 9, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 9, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 9, 2020
Demings, Val
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 9, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 9, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 9, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 9, 2020
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