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The bill strengthens the House's ability to investigate alleged presidential misconduct and increases transparency and access to information, but it raises taxpayer costs, risks politicization and erosion of trust, concentrates procedural power, and creates national security and personnel-management risks.
Taxpayers and the public gain a House select committee with powers to investigate alleged presidential misconduct and produce findings and recommendations, increasing congressional oversight of the Executive Branch.
Taxpayers and the public receive interim reports and public hearings during the inquiry, improving transparency and allowing the public to be informed before the final report.
Federal employees and the committee gain procedural tools (lower quorum thresholds, subpoena, deposition, and interrogatory authority for the chair) that let the committee act faster and compel evidence or testimony.
Taxpayers and the public may view the investigation as partisan, risking erosion of trust in Congress and increased political polarization.
Taxpayers will likely incur substantial additional costs for committee operations, staffing, legal expenses, and potential prolonged investigations — with risk of further costs if follow-up work is needed after termination.
Expanded access to classified sources and methods increases the risk that sensitive national security information could be disclosed or mishandled, potentially harming national security.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Creates a 13-member House Select Committee with subpoena and classified-access powers to investigate allegations about the President’s health, related concealment, and document handling, with a Dec. 31, 2025 reporting deadline.
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Buddy Carter · Last progress May 29, 2025
Creates a 13-member House Select Committee to investigate allegations about President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s cognitive and physical health, an alleged cancer diagnosis, alleged concealment of information by the administration and others, use of an autopen, suppression of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s tapes, and mishandling of classified documents. The committee would have subpoena and deposition powers, access to certain intelligence sources and methods for relevant matters, special quorum and procedural rules, and must submit its final report and any legislative proposals by December 31, 2025; it terminates 30 days after filing that final report.