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21st Century President Act
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H. R. 677 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 102

116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 677

[Report No. 116–139]


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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 17, 2019

Mr. Pocan (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

July 9, 2019

Additional sponsors: Ms. Haaland, Mr. Soto, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Takano, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Moore, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Crist, Mr. Clay, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Craig, Ms. Speier, Mr. Welch, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Taylor

July 9, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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”.

Union Calendar No. 102

116th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 677
[Report No. 116–139]
A BILL
To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse.
July 9, 2019
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed