Words Matter Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedMay 15, 2025
ReportedMar 26, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 26 words.
Words Matter Act of 2025 This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability .
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 65 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,800 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBirth defectsChild healthContracts and agencyCriminal procedure and sentencingDisability and paralysis +14 more
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]