{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3420","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3420,"title":"Words Matter Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S000250","fullName":"Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":17}],"cosponsorsCount":15,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-26","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Birth defects","Child health","Contracts and agency","Criminal procedure and sentencing","Disability and paralysis","Elementary and secondary education","Employment and training programs","Food assistance and relief","Health care coverage and access","Health personnel","Indian social and development programs","Intergovernmental relations","Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care","Medicaid","Medicare","Mental health","Nursing","Nutrition and diet"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Words Matter Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill removes outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to<em> mentally retarded</em> and <em>mental retardation</em> with <em>intellectual disability</em>.</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-27T16:38:24Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":342,"ts":"2026-08-28T10:47:45.607Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Words%20Matter%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}