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The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office

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Jan 19, 2026

How exactly does the Section 4 invocation process notify Congress and the public, and what are the legal timeframes?

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment empowers the Vice President, together with a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments (or another body Congress may by law provide), to transmit ...

Jan 19, 2026

What would be the congressional and judicial steps if a vice president and cabinet invoked Section 4 against a president?

If the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, the vice president immediately assumes the powers and duties of the presidency as acting president while the...

Jan 15, 2026

How would Congress verify and publish any written 25th Amendment submissions from the vice president or Cabinet?

The 25th Amendment requires the vice president and a majority of Cabinet secretaries (or another body Congress creates) to transmit a written declaration to the presiding officers of Congress to trigg...