21st Century President Act

H.R. 3285 · 117th Congress · Dec 27, 2022 · Lineage

AN ACT

To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “21st Century President Act”.

Sec. 2 Modernization of terms relating to the President and the spouse of a President

Section 879(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage” and inserting “the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage”.

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Dec 27, 2022 Pub. L. 117–272 Enacted
Dec 27, 2022viewing Enrolled Bill See what changed
Jun 22, 2022 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed
Jun 21, 2022 Engrossed in House See what changed
May 17, 2021 Reported in House Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Speier, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed
May 17, 2021 Introduced in House Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Speier, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

21st Century President Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Modernization of terms relating to the President and the spouse of a President

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