A letter from President Joe Biden to President pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy resuming the powers of the presidency after earlier in the day invoking Section 3 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
4083648Letter to Senator Leahy on Resuming the Powers and Duties of President of the United States — Letters of Joe Biden2021Joseph Robinette Biden
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
November 19, 2021
The Honorable Patrick Leahy
President Pro Tempore
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Leahy:
In accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, I hereby transmit to you my written declaration that I am able to discharge the powers and duties of the Office of the President of the United States and that I am resuming those powers and duties.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
President of the United States
