Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Dec 19, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 1, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 1, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1038)
- Nov 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1038 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Nov 1, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 180, November 1, 2023, page H5230.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1022 | Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Feb 5, 2025 |
| S 3698 | Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act | Identical bill | Sep 27, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
