joined Rep. Jamie Raskin and nearly 50 Democratic colleagues to introduce legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment
Support legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
Occurrences
joined Rep. Jamie Raskin and nearly 50 of his Democratic colleagues to introduce legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment
Mr. Raskin (for himself, ... Mr. Panetta, ... ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary ...
Evidence
Panetta's office said he "joined Rep. Jamie Raskin ... and nearly 50" Democrats to introduce legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
GovInfo lists H.R. 8275 as introduced in the House on April 14, 2026, with Mr. Panetta among the cosponsors and referral to Judiciary and Rules.
GovInfo’s official bill record lists Jimmy Panetta as a cosponsor of H.R. 8275, the bill to establish the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office.
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. Official evidence shows Jimmy Panetta joined the bill’s introduction and was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 8275 on April 14, 2026. Because the commitment was to support the legislation rather than to secure its enactment, his documented cosponsorship satisfies the promise within his current federal term.
The promise was to support legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, not necessarily to enact it into law. The evidence shows Panetta cosponsored H.R. 8275 in the 119th Congress on April 14, 2026, directly matching the promised legislative support while he was serving in federal office. Because the committed action was support/cosponsorship of the legislation, this counts as delivered in the same term.