HR 3285 United States House · 117th Congress

21st Century President Act

Summary

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 .

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2021

Committee Review

Dec 2022

House Passage

Jun 2022

Senate Passage

Dec 2022

Signed into Law

Dec 2022

Introduced May 17, 2021 Signed Dec 27, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Dec 27, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9610)

upper

Dec 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Dec 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Jun 22, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Jun 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Jun 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-380.

lower

Jun 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jun 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

lower

Nov 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

lower

May 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

May 17, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 52 co-sponsors