Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Cognitive and Physical Health Decline.
This House resolution would establish a temporary Select Committee in the House of Representatives to investigate and report on what it terms the “cover-up” of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s alleged cognitive and physical health decline, including a claimed cancer diagnosis and related concealment of information from the public. The committee would consist of 13 members (appointed by the Speaker, with 5 named after consultation with the minority leader) and a Speaker-designated chair. It would have investigative powers—such as holding hearings, issuing subpoenas, and requesting staff or agency personnel—while explicitly lacking legislative jurisdiction to pass bills or resolutions. The committee would prepare an interim and final report, potentially offering policy recommendations and legislative proposals to standing committees, and it must complete its final reporting by December 31, 2025, with termination 30 days after the final report. The scope of the investigation includes Biden’s health, potential concealment of information, connections to Vice President Harris and Jill Biden, the role of media in shaping narratives, use of an autopen for official acts, the handling of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s tapes, and alleged mishandling of classified documents. The resolution also details procedural rules for handling classified information, access to intelligence sources, and the authority to compel testimony and depositions. While the panel can offer policy ideas, it cannot itself enact legislation.
Key Points
- 1Establishment and composition: Creates the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of President Biden’s health decline, with 13 members (Speaker appoints all, 5 after consulting the minority leader) and a Chair designated by the Speaker; vacancies filled in the same manner as original appointments.
- 2Core functions: Tasked to investigate and report on Biden’s cognitive and physical health decline, alleged concealment of information, related aspects of a cancer diagnosis, and the roles of Vice President Harris, Jill Biden, and others; also to examine media influence, autopen use, tapes from Special Counsel Hur, and mishandling of classified documents; to issue a final report and, if appropriate, interim findings and policy recommendations.
- 3Jurisdiction and limitations: No legislative jurisdiction; cannot pass or amend laws through the committee itself. Its sole authority is investigative, with potential policy recommendations and legislative proposals directed to standing committees. Public hearings may be held.
- 4Procedures and investigative tools: Broad access to information, including intelligence community materials as allowed; handling of classified information per House rules; authority to issue subpoenas, compel documents, and take depositions; rules on testimony and quorum; ability to use staff and federal agency detailees.
- 5Timeline and termination: Must submit all final findings by December 31, 2025, with policy recommendations and legislative proposals routed to standing committees by the same deadline; the committee terminates 30 days after filing its final report.