H.R. 3285 · 117th Congress

21st Century President Act

Introduced on May 17, 2021 by Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). 52 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-272.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-272
Introduced
May 17, 2021
Cosponsors
52
1 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Protection of officials
  • Right of privacy
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mark PocanD-WI-2Sponsor

Democrats · 51

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 17, 2021Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2021Introduced in House
  3. May 17, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Nov 9, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  5. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
  6. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Jun 21, 2022Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-380.
  9. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-380.
  10. Jun 21, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 291.
  11. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseMr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5700-5701)
  13. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3285.
  14. Jun 21, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  15. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5700)
  16. Jun 21, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jun 22, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  18. Dec 20, 2022Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Dec 20, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 20, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Dec 20, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9610)
  22. Dec 21, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  23. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  24. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  25. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  26. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  27. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-272.
  28. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-272.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.