# 119-hr-10113: New IDEA Act

119-hr-10113, New IDEA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10113
- Congress: 119
- Title: New IDEA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

This bill would **expand IDEA eligibility and access** by adding new disorder categories, defining specific learning disabilities, and requiring equal access to services for low-income students and English learners. - Families and students: Would broaden who can qualify for special education by adding developmental language disorder, spectrum disorders, and explicit definitions for dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia with clear characteristic descriptions. - Low-income and English-learner students: Would require local educational agencies to provide equal access to accommodations and services for eligible children, explicitly naming low-income students and English learners. - Schools and eligibility rules: Would revise eligibility wording, including changing the order from "listen, think" to "think, listen", and would retain exclusions for learning problems caused by lack of appropriate instruction, sensory or motor disabilities, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, or limited English proficiency.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More special education coverage and access: benefit, medium. If enacted, school teams would have more named disorders to consider when deciding IDEA eligibility under section 602. The bill would add developmental language disorder, spectrum disorders, and specific learning disabilities including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. It would also add short…
- New limits on learning disability eligibility: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would say a learning problem is not a specific learning disability when it is primarily caused by visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; intellectual disability; emotional disturbance; lack of appropriate instruction in reading (as defined in the Adult Education and Literacy A…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9960: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9363: AI Security and Innovation Act
- 119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10113 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10113)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9960: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9960)
- [119-hr-9363: AI Security and Innovation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9363)
- [119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7325)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10113 (as of 2026-10-01).