US Congress House Bill 1987 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office. The commission: (1) within 72 hours after Congress adopts a concurrent resolution directing it to do so, shall conduct a medical examination to determine if the President is temporarily or permanently impaired by physical illness or disability, mental illness, mental deficiency, or alcohol or drug use to the extent that he or she lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to execute the powers and duties of the office of President; and (2) within 72 hours after completing the examination, shall report its findings and conclusions to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate. Any refusal by the President to undergo such examination shall be taken into consideration by the commission in reaching a conclusion.

Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act

Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1987/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1987/BILLS-115hr1987ih.pdf