HOUSE 3111118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Words Matter Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 5/5/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-05Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-05-05Introduced in House
- 2023-05-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-05 (00)
Words Matter Act of 2023
This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.
Cosponsors (20)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Wiley Nickel (D-NC)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Birth defects
- Child health
- Contracts and agency
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Disability and paralysis
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Food assistance and relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Nutrition and diet
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