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HR 677 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protection of officials Right of privacy Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime

21st Century President Act

Introduced: March 12, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5332)
Jul 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5332)
Jul 10, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 677.
Jul 10, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5332-5334)
Jul 10, 2019
Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 9, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Jul 9, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-139.
Jun 12, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 12, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 gender-neutral terms "spouse" and "surviving spouse."

What's happening now July 11, 2019

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

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 26
Taylor, Van
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 10, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 2, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 1, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 21, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 21, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 14, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 12, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 22, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 22, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 677: 21st Century President Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-677/
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"H.R. 677: 21st Century President Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-677/.
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H.R. 677, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-677/.
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