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H.Res. 497 · 115th Congress

Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment…

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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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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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 18, 2017

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.

    Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

    About this bill and sources

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

    Latest action (Aug 18, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 18, 2017

    Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

    No recorded floor vote found.