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H.Res. 21: Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence 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 Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

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H.Res. 21: Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence 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 Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 14 (2021): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES21 (2021-01-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence 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 Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

Plain summary

This resolution calls upon Vice President Michael R. Pence (1) to immediately use his powers under section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments to declare that the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and (2) to transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House notice that he will be immediately assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

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Official text

Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence 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 Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · 147 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA) and 87 more.

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.

Recorded votes

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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.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hres21 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117