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119-hres-477119th Congress

Establishing the Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline.

Sponsored By: Representative Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a Select Committee to investigate President Biden's cognitive decline and any alleged coverup. The committee would gather evidence, review other probes, and recommend changes to federal policies and practices to address findings and prevent future incidents.

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  • House membership and leadership would be narrowly defined. The committee would have 13 members appointed by the Speaker with 5 chosen after consultation with the minority, and the Speaker would designate the chair.
  • It would have broad investigative tools. The committee could seek intelligence, law enforcement, and military records, study sources and methods, issue subpoenas, and take depositions, and its reports may include classified or law enforcement-sensitive annexes.
  • Deadlines and closure are set. The committee would issue a final report with findings and corrective recommendations by Sept. 25, 2026, and it would terminate 30 days after filing that report.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Investigation timeline and public reports

If adopted, the panel would investigate the alleged coverup of President Biden's cognitive decline and who exercised presidential powers. It would review federal systems and may send legislative proposals to the House. A final report with findings and recommendations would be due by September 25, 2026, with interim reports allowed. Reports would be unclassified, with optional classified or law‑enforcement annexes, and would be made public within 10 days after the final report is submitted. The panel would end 30 days after filing the final report, and its records would be assigned by the Speaker.

Subpoenas and intel access for panel

If adopted, the chair could issue subpoenas, compel answers by interrogatory, and order depositions after consulting the ranking member. Members or staff could question witnesses for longer under set rules. The panel could study certain intelligence sources and methods tied to this inquiry and would follow House rules for classified material. Other House committees would need to share records that support the inquiry, and borrowed records would be returned.

Staffing and funding for committee

If adopted, the panel could hire staff under House Administration rules and use consultants. House or joint committee staff could be detailed to the panel, and federal agencies could be asked to detail staff without reimbursement. Travel rules would apply. The House would pay necessary expenses from House accounts, with vouchers signed by the chair under House Administration rules.

House would form select committee

If adopted, the House would create a Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline. The Speaker would appoint 13 Members, after consulting the Minority Leader for 5 of them. The Speaker would name the chair, and vacancies would be filled the same way. Two Members would be a quorum to take testimony, and one‑third would be a quorum for other actions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]

FL • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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