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Strengthening and Clarifying the 25th Amendment Act of 2017
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to provide for an alternative body to transmit a written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office in accordance with the provisions of the 25th Amendment.
Date: April 2017
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Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act
United States. House of Representatives
A prooposed bill to establish an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity in the legislative branch. This commission would be used to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office.
Date: April 2017
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Presidential Succession Act of 2010
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to allow the President to submit a presidential succession list. The individual next in line after the President and Vice President would be either the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the House, or the Minority Leader of the House (or the Speaker until the President submits such name). If that individual is unable to serve, the next in line would be either the Majority Leader of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate (or the Majority Leader of the Senate until the President submits such name). The list may also include, after the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassadors to the United Nations, Great Britain, Russia, China, and France, in that order. The individual assuming the role of President would not be required to resign from his or her congressional or diplomatic position.
Date: December 2010
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Presidential Succession Act of 2007
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill that modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Date: January 2007
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Presidential Succession Act of 2005
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Date: April 2005
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Presidential Succession Act of 2005
United States. Senate
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Date: April 2005
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Presidential Succession Act of 2004
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security and selected U.S. Ambassadors.
Date: November 2004
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Presidential Succession Act of 2004
United States. Senate
A proposed bill to remove members of Congress from the line of Presidential succession, which places the Secretary of State first in line in the event the President and Vice President are unable to serve. This proposed bill also adds the Secretary of Homeland Security to the line of succession immediately following the Attorney General.
Date: February 2004
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Presidential Succession Act of 2003
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to enable the President to select a successor in the case that both the President and Vice President are unable to serve. This proposed bill requires the President to submit the presidential succession list, with either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the office of the Minority Leader of the House as the office designated as the highest on the presidential succession list and either the Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate or the office of the Minority Leader of the Senate as next highest on the list.
Date: July 2003
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Presidential Succession Act of 2002
United States. House of Representatives
A proposed bill to allow the President to designate the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives or Minority Leader of the House as the office that would discharge the duties of President if the President and Vice President are unable. The President would also select either the office of Majority Leader of the Senate or Minority Leader of the Senate as the office to assume the role of President following the inability of the previous individual. The Acting President must resign from his or her position in Congress.
Date: February 2002
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