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S. 3698 118th Congress Senate

Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Introduced: December 17, 2024 Introduced by: Jerry Moran Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Law Disability and health-based discriminationDistrict of ColumbiaFederal district courtsSpecialized courts
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 27, 2024
Held at the desk.
Sep 27, 2024
Received in the House.
Sep 26, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 25, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6466; text: CR S6466)
Sep 25, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 10, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.
Sep 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-219.
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 31, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 27, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act

This bill amends sections of the Code of the District of Columbia to replace the term mentally retarded with the term moderate intellectual disabilities.

Specifically, the bill replaces the term in sections of the code for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6163 Identical bill Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act
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 Cosponsors 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 17, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3698: Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3698/
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"S. 3698: Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3698/.
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