HRES 497 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

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 Aug 18, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Zoe Lofgren D-CA

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Latest action · Aug 18, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. IntroducedAug 18, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

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.

    Cosponsors 10

    Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2017 to Sep 26, 2017.

    SeatCosponsorSigned on
    D-TXAl GreenAug 22, 2017
    D-CADoris O. MatsuiAug 22, 2017
    D-ILLuis V. GutierrezAug 22, 2017
    D-NYNydia M. VelázquezAug 22, 2017
    D-HIColleen HanabusaAug 25, 2017
    D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 25, 2017
    D-CAJackie SpeierAug 25, 2017
    D-TXSheila Jackson LeeAug 25, 2017
    D-TNSteve CohenAug 25, 2017
    D-CAJared HuffmanSep 26, 2017

    Actions 2

    Everything that happened, newest first.

    1. Aug 18, 2017Introduced in House
    2. Aug 18, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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    1. Aug 18, 2017Introduced in House

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