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Words Matter Act of 2024

Introduced: February 1, 2024 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Words Matter Act of 2024

This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.

What's happening now February 1, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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