# 117-hr-7610: 21st Century Dyslexia Act

117-hr-7610, 21st Century Dyslexia Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7610
- Congress: 117
- Title: 21st Century Dyslexia Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

21st Century Dyslexia Act This bill addresses the education of children with disabilities, with a particular focus on children with dyslexia. Currently, dyslexia is listed as one of the disabilities under the definition of specific learning disability in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This bill instead removes dyslexia from the definition of specific learning disability and establishes a stand-alone definition for dyslexia within IDEA. Specifically, the bill defines dyslexia for purposes of IDEA as 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. Additionally, the bill requires a local educational agency or other agency, in determining eligibility for or providing an accommodation or service under IDEA, to provide equal access to (1) children from low-income families or from families with low socioeconomic status, and (2) other children.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7610)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7610 (as of 2025-11-18).