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117-hr-8863117th Congress

Words Matter Act of 2022

Sponsored By: Representative Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

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Summary

Words Matter Act of 2022 This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2022

  • Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2022

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2022

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2022

  • Rep. Sempolinski, Joseph [R-NY-23]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/22/2022

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 12/21/2022

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