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H.R. 8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

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H.R. 8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-10-09 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: 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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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-10-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

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

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] reported raising $9.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8548 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116