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No.

Congress alone cannot invoke the 25th Amendment to transfer presidential powers to the vice president, but there is a provision that allows the transfer if the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”

The 25th Amendment states that it must be the vice president and “a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide” that notify Congress that the president is unable to serve. The vice president then takes on the role.

The president can reclaim his or her duties by notifying Congress in writing when he or she is again capable. The president would then return to the job — except if those who deemed him or her incapable tell Congress they disagree he can serve.

It is then up to Congress to decide, with two-thirds vote needed in both chambers.

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Mariana Navarrete Villegas is a Community Engagement Reporter for The Connecticut Mirror, covering Hartford. She recently graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with a master’s degree in Bilingual Journalism. Previously, she was the Community Engagement and Video Assistant at Epicenter-NYC and a Podcast Intern at The Take, Al Jazeera English’s daily news podcast. As a reporter, she has covered stories from New York to Florida, California, Panama, and Mexico, focusing on labor rights, immigration, and community care. She also hosts 'La Chismesita,' a community radio show in New York that archives oral histories through conversations with women community leaders. Originally from Mexico, Mariana spent her teenage years in Panama. She holds a B.A. in Global Studies with a minor in Psychology from Saint Leo University, where she interned at the International Rescue Committee.