H.R. 3420 · In committee · Health

Words Matter Act of 2025

Sponsor: Pete Sessions (R-TX)

What it does

• Removes outdated terminology in specified statutes.
• Replaces references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.
• Was ordered reported, as amended, by voice vote in committee.

Official summary

Words Matter Act of 2025 This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability .

Latest action

Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committee: House Judiciary