Chuck Schumer: “I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be…”

“I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3698) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 3698 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''. ____________________”