# 119-hres-477: Establishing the Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline.

119-hres-477, Establishing the Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-477
- Congress: 119
- Title: Establishing the Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Investigation timeline and public reports: benefit, medium. 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, 2…
- Staffing and funding for committee: cost, low. 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 fro…
- Subpoenas and intel access for panel: mixed, medium. 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 woul…
- House would form select committee: mixed, low. 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…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9229: Seaport Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/477)

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- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-9229: Seaport Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9229)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-477 (as of 2025-12-21).