HOUSE 3420119th CongressOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Words Matter Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 3/26/2026
Actions
- 2026-03-26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2026-03-26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-05-15Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-05-15Introduced in House
- 2025-05-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-05-15 (00)
Words Matter Act of 2025
This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.
Cosponsors (15)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
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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