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H.R. 3285

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An Act To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse.
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Enacted
Latest Action · December 27, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-272.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
May 17, 2021
Cosponsors (52)
51D 1R
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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.

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