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Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
94pct
240d open
vs 5,649 other S bills in the 118th — cohort avg 33d
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Filing registrants (2)
2024 · fourth_quarter · District of Columbia
Support DC statehood bills; Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act (S. 3698)
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6466; text: CR S6466)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-219.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code), financial marriage equality/marriage equality for people with disabilities (H.R.7055 - EMPSA Act - Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act- This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · District of Columbia
Support DC statehood bills; Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act (S. 3698)
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code), financial marriage equality for people with disabilities
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code), financial marriage equality for people with disabilities
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · District of Columbia
Support DC statehood bills; Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act (S. 3698)
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · District of Columbia
Support DC statehood bills; Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act (S. 3698)
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code)
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES