21st Century President Act became law 589 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMay 17, 2021
ReportedJun 15, 2022
Passed one chamberJun 21, 2022
Passed bothDec 20, 2022
LawDec 27, 2022
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 64 words.
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 .
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 139 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 280 words
- Subjects
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime
- Latest action
- Dec 27, 2022: Became Public Law No: 117-272.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]