[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 448 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 448
Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Cognitive and Physical Health
Decline.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Rose, Mr. Van
Orden, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Cognitive and Physical Health
Decline.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is hereby established the Select Committee to Investigate the
Cover-Up of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Cognitive and
Physical Health Decline (hereinafter referred to as the ``Select
Committee'').
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION.
(a) Appointment of Members.--The Speaker shall appoint 13 Members
to the Select Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed after
consultation with the minority leader.
(b) Designation of Chair.--The Speaker shall designate one Member
to serve as chair of the Select Committee.
(c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Select Committee shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment.
SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS.
(a) Functions.--The functions of the Select Committee are to--
(1) investigate and report upon the facts of President
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s cognitive and physical health
decline and the potential concealment of information from the
American public;
(2) investigate President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s
cancer diagnosis and whether the President's administration
concealed information from the American public;
(3) examine, investigate, and report on Vice President
Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and others' roles in the cover up of
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s cognitive and physical
health decline;
(4) investigate and report on the role of fake news and
legacy media outlets in spreading false or misleading
narratives of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s cognitive
and physical health;
(5) examine President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s use of
autopen for official Presidential acts as well as who was
controlling such actions;
(6) investigate and report on the existence, content, and
suppression of Special Counsel Robert Hur's tapes and related
evidence;
(7) examine President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s
mishandling of classified documents; and
(8) issue a final report to the House containing such
findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective
measures described as it may deem necessary.
(b) Interim Reports.--In addition to the final report addressing
issued under subsection (a)(7), the Select Committee may report to the
House or any committee of the House from time to time the results of
its investigations, together with such detailed findings, policy
recommendations, and legislative proposals as it may deem advisable.
(c) Jurisdiction.--
(1) No legislative jurisdiction.--The Select Committee
shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have no
authority to take legislative action on any bill or resolution.
(2) Investigative jurisdiction.--The sole authority of the
Select Committee shall be to investigate and report on
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s cognitive and physical
health decline and the potential concealment of information
from the American public, and to make policy recommendations
and legislative proposals in response to its investigation and
report. The Select Committee may, at its discretion, hold
public hearings in connection with any aspect of its
investigative functions.
(d) Staff; Funding.--
(1) The appointment and the compensation of staff for the
Select Committee shall be subject to regulations issued by the
Committee on House Administration.
(2)(A) Staff of employing entities of the House or a joint
committee may be detailed to the Select Committee to carry out
this resolution and shall be deemed to be staff of the Select
Committee.
(B) The Select Committee may request the head of any
Federal agency to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of
the personnel of the agency to the Select Committee.
(3) Section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)) shall apply with respect to the Select
Committee in the same manner as such section applies with
respect to a standing committee, except that the selection of
any consultant or organization under such section shall be
subject to approval by the Speaker.
(e) Deadlines.--The Select Committee shall submit all of its
reports to the House by December 31, 2025. All policy recommendations
and legislative proposals shall be submitted to the relevant standing
committees not later than December 31, 2025. The Select Committee shall
submit all legislative proposals to the relevant standing committees
not later than 30 days after their adoption by the Select Committee.
SEC. 4. PROCEDURE.
(a) Access to Information From Intelligence Community.--
Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Select Committee is authorized to study the
sources and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule
X insofar as such study is related to the matters described in sections
3 and 4.
(b) Treatment of Classified Information.--Clause 11(b)(4), clause
11(e), and the first sentence of clause 11(f) of rule X of the Rules of
the House of Representatives shall apply to the Select Committee.
(c) Applicability of Rules Governing Procedures of Committees.--
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply to the
Select Committee except as follows:
(1) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to the Select
Committee.
(2) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to the Select
Committee in the same manner as it applies to the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence.
(3) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two Members of the
Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for taking testimony
or receiving evidence and one-third of the Members of the
Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for taking any
action other than one for which the presence of a majority of
the Select Committee is required.
(4) The chair of the Select Committee may authorize and
issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI in the
investigation and study conducted pursuant to sections 3 and 4
of this resolution, including for the purpose of taking
depositions.
(5) The chair of the Select Committee is authorized to
compel by subpoena the furnishing of information by
interrogatory.
(6)(A) The chair of the Select Committee, upon consultation
with the ranking minority member, may order the taking of
depositions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a Member or
counsel of the Select Committee, in the same manner as a
standing committee pursuant to section 3(t) of House Resolution
5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
(B) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in
this paragraph shall be governed by the most recent procedures
submitted by the chair of the Committee on Rules for printing
in the Congressional Record.
(7) Subpoenas authorized pursuant to this resolution may be
signed by the chair of the Select Committee or a designee.
(8) The chair of the Select Committee may, after
consultation with the ranking minority member, recognize--
(A) Members of the Select Committee to question a
witness for periods longer than five minutes as though
pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and
(B) staff of the Select Committee to question a
witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule
XI.
(9) The chair of the Select Committee may postpone further
proceedings when a record vote is ordered on questions
referenced in clause 2(h)(4) of rule XI, and may resume
proceedings on such postponed questions at any time after
reasonable notice. Notwithstanding any intervening order for
the previous question, an underlying proposition shall remain
subject to further debate or amendment to the same extent as
when the question was postponed.
(10) The provisions of paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(12) of
clause 4 of rule XI shall apply to the Select Committee.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION.
The Select Committee shall terminate 30 days after filing the final
report under section 3(a)(7).
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