US HB677 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on July 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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."
Title
21st Century President Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-11 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5332) |
| 2019-07-10 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 677. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5332-5334) |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2019-07-09 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102. |
| 2019-07-09 | House | Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-139. |
| 2019-06-12 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2019-06-12 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2019-01-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-01-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
