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H.R. 3285 · 117th Congress

21st Century President Act

Law · 117-272 · Dec 27, 2022
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  1. House Introduced May 17, 2021
  2. House Passed Jun 21, 2022
  3. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2022
  4. President To the President Dec 23, 2022
  5. President Signed Dec 27, 2022
  6. Law Dec 27, 2022

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 27, 2022

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 21st Century President Act

Latest action (Dec 27, 2022): Became Public Law No: 117-272.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: May 17, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 17, 2021
  2. House Passed Jun 21, 2022
  3. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2022
  4. President To the President Dec 23, 2022
  5. President Signed Dec 27, 2022
  6. Law Dec 27, 2022

No recorded floor vote found.