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H.R. 3111 (118th)

Words Matter Act of 2023

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Introduced

5 May 2023

Last action

5 May 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3], Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23], Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3], Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1], Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

9 January 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Words Matter Act of 2023 This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability .

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Timeline

  1. 5 May 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 5 May 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 May 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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