[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 497 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2017

 Ms. Lofgren submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


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

Whereas, Section 4 of the 25th Amendment states that ``Whenever the Vice 
        President and a majority of either the principal officers of the 
        executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law 
        provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that 
        the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his 
        office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and 
        duties of the office as Acting President''; and
Whereas, President Donald J. Trump has exhibited an alarming pattern of behavior 
        and speech causing concern that a mental disorder may have rendered him 
        unfit and unable to fulfill his Constitutional duties: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the Vice President and the Cabinet to quickly 
        secure the services of medical and psychiatric professionals to 
        examine the President to assist in their deliberations under 
        the 25th 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) strongly encourages the Vice President and the Cabinet 
        to take immediate action pursuant to the 25th Amendment and 
        report to Congress as outlined in that Amendment.
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