I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 677 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 A BILL 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 .