21st Century President Act

Bill: 117-hr-3285
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-17 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: 2021-05-17
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of 
immediate family
 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 
wife
 and 
widow
 with the gender-neutral terms 
spouse
 and 
surviving spouse
.

action_date: 2022-06-21
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of 
immediate family
 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 
wife
 and 
widow
 with the gender-neutral terms 
spouse
 and 
surviving spouse
.

action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This bill revises the definition of 
immediate family
 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 
wife
 and 
widow
 with the gender-neutral terms 
spouse
 and 
surviving spouse
.

action_date: 2022-12-27
text: 

21st Century President Act

 
This act revises the definition of 
immediate family
 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 
wife
 and 
widow
 with the gender-neutral terms 
spouse
 and 
surviving spouse
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-272.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-272.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9610)
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5700)
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3285.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5700-5701)
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 291.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-380.
action_date: 2022-06-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-380.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 117-272