H.Res. 21 · 117th Congress

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.

Introduced on Jan 11, 2021 by Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). 147 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 12, 2021): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 11, 2021
Cosponsors
147
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congress
  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Constitution and constitutional amendments
  • Federal officials
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jan 12, 2021). Public domain.

This resolution calls upon Vice President Michael R. Pence (1) to immediately use his powers under section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments to declare that the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and (2) to transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House notice that he will be immediately assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jamie RaskinD-MD-8Sponsor

Democrats · 147

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Jan 12, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 223–205

History

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  1. Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 11, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jan 11, 2021 · HouseMr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  5. Jan 11, 2021 · HouseAn objection was heard to the unanimous consent request to consider the measure.
  6. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 38 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 21 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments.
  7. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseRule H. Res. 38 passed House.
  8. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 38. (consideration: CR H133-147)
  9. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H. Res. 21 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments.
  10. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 21.
  11. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule on the resolution and the preamble.
  12. Jan 12, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 14).(text: CR H133-134)House · Roll call 14
  13. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H133-134)House · Roll call 14
  14. Jan 12, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.