H.R.3420

Words Matter Act of 2025

Introduced·5/15/25
Introduced

H. R. 3420

Introduced in House · May 22, 2025

May 15, 2025

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

A BILL

To amend Federal law to remove the terms “mentally retarded” and “mental retardation”, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Words Matter Act of 2025”.