S402-119

Introduced

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

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD2CAB599E1C949A29935F82E5F23A5BF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act.
  • Section HC3D4B289DFC843CB961407F47A739680: 2. References to individuals with intellectual disabilities Section 11–501(2)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking substantially...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies:
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2025

Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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