H.Res. 1104 directs the House Office of Congressional Conduct to develop standards for addressing situations where House members may be unable to perform their duties due to significant cognitive impairment. The Office has 180 days to establish what constitutes misconduct under this standard and submit a report to the Committee on Ethics, which then has 90 days to finalize and issue the standard. The resolution also requires the Committee on Ethics to create publicly available guidance that allows House employees to safely and confidentially report concerns about a member's mental capacity to relevant committees. The bill does not authorize any funding or establish a specific enforcement mechanism, but instead aims to create clear procedures and protections for identifying and addressing potential cognitive fitness issues among representatives.
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