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
Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.’s Cognitive and Physical Health Decline.
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).