Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the Cover-Up of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Cognitive and Physical Health Decline.
H. Res. 448 would create a temporary House Select Committee to investigate allegations that information about President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.’s cognitive and physical health decline was concealed from the public. The resolution gives the committee 13 members, authorizes a chair to be designated by the Speaker, and sets a deadline for final reporting by December 31, 2025. It also allows the committee to issue interim reports and make policy recommendations and legislative proposals to the relevant standing committees.
The committee’s stated investigative scope is broad. It would examine Biden’s health decline, a cancer diagnosis, the possible concealment of information by the administration, the roles of Vice President Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and others, the use of autopen for presidential acts, the existence and suppression of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s tapes, and Biden’s handling of classified documents. The resolution also authorizes subpoenas, depositions, access to certain intelligence-related information, and treatment of classified information under House rules, while explicitly stating that the committee would have no legislative jurisdiction of its own.
If adopted, the resolution would not change substantive state law, but it would alter House procedures by creating a special investigative body with subpoena and deposition authority and access to certain classified or intelligence-related materials under House rules. It would temporarily shift oversight resources to a single issue-focused committee and could generate findings, recommendations, or draft legislation for referral to standing committees. The measure would affect the President, former and current executive branch officials, family members named in the resolution, and media organizations referenced in the findings, though it does not itself impose penalties or direct executive action.
No vote or committee transcript is provided, so there is no recorded legislative debate or vote history to gauge support or opposition. Based on the text, the resolution is framed in strongly accusatory terms and is clearly intended to advance an investigation into alleged concealment and misconduct. The absence of recorded action beyond referral to the House Committee on Rules suggests the measure was still at an early procedural stage.
The main points of contention are likely to be the resolution’s premise and scope. Supporters appear to believe there was a coordinated cover-up of Biden’s health condition, misuse of autopen authority, and suppression of evidence, while opponents would likely view the resolution as politically motivated, speculative, or overly broad. Particular flashpoints include naming Vice President Harris and Jill Biden, targeting “fake news and legacy media,” and seeking access to sensitive intelligence and classified information. The inclusion of Biden’s cancer diagnosis, Hur tapes, and classified documents issues broadens the inquiry and may raise concerns about privacy, executive privilege, and the use of congressional investigative power.