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H.R. 677 — Engrossed in House

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116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 677 AN ACT To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “21st Century President Act”. 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. Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2019.Clerk.