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Words Matter Act of 2023

Introduced: May 5, 2023 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2023
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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This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.

What's happening now May 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3726 Identical bill Words Matter Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 22 Republican 7
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 13, 2023
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Costa, Jim
California · May 11, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 5, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · May 5, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 5, 2023
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 5, 2023
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 5, 2023
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 5, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· May 5, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 5, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · May 5, 2023
 R
Houchin, Erin
Indiana · May 5, 2023
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 5, 2023
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 5, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· May 5, 2023
 R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · May 5, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2023
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · May 5, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · May 5, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2023
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · May 5, 2023
Molinaro, Marcus
· May 5, 2023
 D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · May 5, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · May 5, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· May 5, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 5, 2023
Payne, Donald
· May 5, 2023
Phillips, Dean
· May 5, 2023
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 5, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 5, 2023
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 5, 2023
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Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · May 5, 2023
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 5, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · May 5, 2023
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 5, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 5, 2023
Wild, Susan
· May 5, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3111: Words Matter Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3111/
MLA
"H.R. 3111: Words Matter Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3111/.
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H.R. 3111, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3111/.
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