21st Century President Act

Bill: 116-hr-677
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of &quot;immediate family&quot; for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President.
 
Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's &quot;wife&quot; and &quot;widow&quot; with gender-neutral terms &quot;spouse&quot; and &quot;surviving spouse.&quot;

action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of &quot;immediate family&quot; for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President.
 
Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's &quot;wife&quot; and &quot;widow&quot; with gender-neutral terms &quot;spouse&quot; and &quot;surviving spouse.&quot;

action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of &quot;immediate family&quot; for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President.
 
Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's &quot;wife&quot; and &quot;widow&quot; with gender-neutral terms &quot;spouse&quot; and &quot;surviving spouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5332)
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5332)
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 677.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5332-5334)
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-139.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-139.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House