Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6163 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6163

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2023

   Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
   McGovern, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
 Doggett, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 for the District of 
Columbia Courts Act''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

    (a) Jurisdiction of United States District Court.--Section 11-
501(2)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking 
``substantially retarded persons'' and inserting ``persons with 
moderate intellectual disabilities''.
    (b) Jurisdiction of Superior Court.--Section 11-921(a)(4)(D), 
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking 
``substantially retarded persons'' and inserting ``persons with 
moderate intellectual disabilities''.
    (c) Jurisdiction of Family Court.--Section 11-1101(a)(15), District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking ``the at least 
moderately mentally retarded'' and inserting ``persons with moderate 
intellectual disabilities''.
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