118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3698Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act

A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Law
Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Last action Sep 27, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jan 31, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Jan 31, 2024
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Apr 10, 2024
Reported out
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Senate
Sep 25, 2024
Passed Senate
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House floor
Moves to House
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill amends sections of the Code of the District of Columbia to replace the term mentally retarded with the term moderate intellectual disabilities. Specifically, the bill replaces the term in sections of the code for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 9 actions
Sep 27, 2024
Received in the House.
Sep 27, 2024
Held at the desk.
Sep 26, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 25, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-219.
Sep 10, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.