H.R. 5769

Summary

H.R. 5769, the 21st Century Dyslexia Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 17, 2025 by Rep. Erin Houchin (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Oct 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5769 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5769 IH: 21st Century Dyslexia Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5769  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 17, 2025   Mrs. Houchin  (for herself,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Westerman ,  Mr. Mrvan , and  Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   21st Century Dyslexia Act  .
2.
Dyslexia
(a)
Definitions
Section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3)(A), by striking  or specific learning disabilities  and inserting  specific learning disabilities, or dyslexia ;
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
(4)
Dyslexia
The term  dyslexia  means an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
 ; and
(3)
in paragraph (30)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  dyslexia, ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  or of environmental  and all that follows and inserting  or dyslexia .
(b)
Provision of accommodations and services
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is amended by inserting after section 608 ( 20 U.S.C. 1407 ) the following:
608A.
Provision of accommodations and services
In determining eligibility for, or providing, an accommodation or service under this title, a local educational agency or other agency shall provide equal access, to the accommodation or service, to all eligible children, including eligible children who are—
(1)
children from low-income families;
(2)
children from families with low socioeconomic status; and
(3)
children who are limited English proficient.
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To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Erin Houchin (R) sponsors H.R. 5769, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Oct 17, 2025

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Frank Mrvan

Rep. · D–IN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Bruce Westerman

Rep. · R–AR-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

French Hill

Rep. · R–AR-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

Guy Reschenthaler

Rep. · R–PA-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 12, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5769 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Oct 17, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5769 has taken 2 actions since Oct 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5769 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 5769, as Identical bill.

S 301021st Century Dyslexia ActAug 5, 2026 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 5769 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• 21st Century Dyslexia Act — Display Title
• 21st Century Dyslexia Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5769 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Housing, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5769 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5769’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5769 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Education of the disadvantaged to Special education.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5769, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 172 (Friday, October 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 5769.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4542]

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