GOP Proposal Would Create Panel Solely Focused On Biden Health ‘Cover-Up’

A new House resolution, introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), aims to create a select committee focused on investigating what it calls a “cover-up” of former President Joe Biden’s “cognitive and physical decline.”

The measure aims to uncover whether key figures, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Jill Biden, concealed critical information about the former president’s health — including his newly-revealed cancer diagnosis — from the American public.

If enacted, the resolution would task the Speaker to appoint 13 members to the panel, five in consultation with the Minority Leader, with one designated as chair.

The panel would additionally be responsible for looking into the “role of fake news media and legacy outlets in spreading false or misleading narratives” on former President Biden’s health and his use of an autopen for official presidential acts, as well as “who was controlling such actions.”

Further, the resolution says the subcommittee’s functions would entail investigating Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and the “existence, content, and suppression” of former Special Counsel Robert Hur’s tapes from his related inquiry into the president.

At the end of its inquiry, the panel would be expected to submit a final report with “findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures.” The resolution lists a deadline of December 31, 2025, and notes that the chairman would be given subpoena power.

“This is potentially the biggest political scandal of our lifetime, and the American people deserve to know the truth about who was really running the White House under Biden’s tenure as president,” Carter said in a statement.

He added: “From using the autopen to pardon his own family members to likely concealing a cancer diagnosis, our government must restore trust with the public by fully investigating the former administration’s lies and getting to the bottom of one of the most consequential coverups in history.”

Original co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO), John Rose (R-TN), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), and Barry Moore (R-AL), according to Carter’s office.

The House Oversight Committee is also investigating whether there was a conspiracy to keep Biden’s issues a secret, although the inquiry is not the panel’s sole focus. Its chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), has demanded testimony from Biden’s doctor and former White House aides.