# 119-hres-821: Expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".

119-hres-821, Expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status introduced (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-821
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**National Dyslexia Awareness Month** would be designated for October 2025 to highlight dyslexia's educational implications and push for early screening and evidence-based supports. - Families: Would see more public attention on early screening and diagnosis, helping children access focused, evidence-based reading interventions and classroom accommodations. - Students with dyslexia: Affecting as many as 1 in 5 people and 80 to 90 percent of those with learning disabilities, they would get more emphasis on supports to close reading gaps that often appear by first grade. - Schools and policymakers: State and local educational agencies and Congress would be urged to recognize dyslexia's impacts and align screening and supports with the statutory definition from the First Step Act.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-821 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/821)

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- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track mainten…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-516)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-821 (as of 2026-10-18).