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Words Matter Act of 2025

Introduced: June 9, 2025 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 26, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3420/
MLA
"H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3420/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3420, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3420/.
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[H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3420/)
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