Calling on Vice President Kamala D. Harris to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Joseph R. Biden incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as Acting President.

Bill: 118-hres-1336
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2024-06-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution calls upon Vice President Kamala Harris to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments in the Cabinet to declare that President Biden is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives&nbsp;notice that she will immediately be assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1336 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2024 Mr. Roy (for himself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Calling on Vice President Kamala D. Harris to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Joseph R. Biden incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as Acting President.

Whereas President Joseph R. Biden has repeatedly and publicly demonstrated his inability to discharge the powers and duties of the Presidency, including, among others, the powers and duties of the Commander-in-Chief: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives calls upon Vice President Kamala D. Harris— (1) to immediately use her powers under section 4 of the 25th Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments in the Cabinet to declare that President Joseph R. Biden is unable to discharge the duties and powers of the office; and (2) to transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives notice that she will be immediately assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.