# What This Resolution Actually Does

This resolution is calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to take a dramatic step: remove President Joe Biden from office by invoking the 25th Amendment. Specifically, it's asking her to gather the Cabinet members (the heads of major government departments like State, Defense, Treasury, etc.) and have them formally declare that the President is unable to do his job. If they agree, Harris would become Acting President and take over his duties.

To be clear, this is a symbolic call to action, not a law that would force anything to happen. Congress can't make the Vice President do this—they can only express what they think should happen. The actual power to invoke the 25th Amendment lies entirely with the Vice President and Cabinet members themselves. They would have to voluntarily decide to take this step.

The 25th Amendment was created after President Kennedy's assassination to handle situations where a president becomes seriously ill, incapacitated, or unable to perform their duties. It's meant for genuine medical emergencies or severe incapacity. This resolution represents a political disagreement about whether the President is fit for office, which is a very different situation than what the amendment was designed for. If passed, it would be a statement from some members of Congress about their concerns regarding the President's ability to serve, but it wouldn't automatically change anything about who's actually running the government.

Calling on Vice President Kamala Harris 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 Joseph R. Biden incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as Acting President.

Buck, Ken

<p>This resolution calls upon Vice President Kamala Harris to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments in the Cabinet to declare that President Biden is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate notice that she will immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.</p>