October 15, 2025
Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Reed, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Banks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
August 5, 2026
Reported by Mr. Cassidy, without amendment
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.
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 21st Century Dyslexia Act
.
Sec. 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.