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H.R. 3420 (IH) - Words Matter Act of 2025

Category: Bills and Statutes

Collection: Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number: Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number: 119th Congress

Congress Session: 1st Session

Last Action Date Listed: May 15, 2025

Action: Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Bill Number: H.R. 3420

Bill Version: Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title: Words Matter Act of 2025

Full Title: To amend Federal law to remove the terms mentally retarded and mental retardation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors: Pete Sessions(TX)

Cosponsors: Mark Pocan (WI); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Richard Hudson (NC); Ryan K. Zinke (MT)

Committees: Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)

United States Code References: 10 U.S.C. 1079(d)(3)(B)
12 U.S.C. 1715w(d)(4)(A)
18 U.S.C. 3596(c)
25 U.S.C. 1603 and 1665
34 U.S.C. 10471 and 10472
40 U.S.C. 549(c)(3)(B)(iv)
42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b, 1320a-7l, 1391, 1395i-3, 1396, 1397a, 15001, 1760, 1784, 1997 and 293k-1