House Resolution Calling on Vice President Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment

Authors

House of Representatives. United States.

Files

Description

Resolution approved 223-205 on January 12, 2021 by the House of Representatives calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. The resolution was introduced in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.

Start Date

1-12-2021

Publisher

United States Government Printing Office

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

Twenty-Fifth Amendment, 25th Amendment, House of Representatives History, Legislative History