United StatesSenate would support October 2026 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month
The proposed resolution would ask Congress, schools, and state and local education agencies to recognize dyslexia’s effects on learning.
What it does
The Senate would support an October 2026 dyslexia awareness month and urge Congress and education leaders to recognize dyslexia’s effects on learning. These statements would not require action.
Argument forPublic recognition could encourage schools to pay closer attention to students whose reading difficulties stem from dyslexia.
Argument againstStudents with dyslexia might see little change in classroom support because the resolution asks for recognition without requiring action.
More detail
The Senate would support a national dyslexia awareness month and urge Congress and education leaders to recognize dyslexia’s effects on learning. The call would go to Congress, schools, and state and local education agencies. The resolution would express the Senate’s views without requiring action. The proposed awareness month would be October 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Submitted in SenateLatest
- Sep 30Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5267)Introduced
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