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HR 2126 101th Congress House Health Books Disability evaluation Disabled Dyslexia Education Educational tests Reading Sound recording and reproducing

To amend the Act entitled "An Act To provide books for the adult blind" to provide clarification with respect to the individuals who may make diagnoses of dyslexia under such Act, and for other…

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To amend the Act entitled "An Act To provide books for the adult blind" to provide clarification with respect to the individuals who may make diagnoses of dyslexia under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 1989 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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May 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Apr 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 26, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law relating to the provision of books for the adult blind to provide that the certification of dyslexia, for purposes of eligibility for a loan of books published on sound reproduction recordings, may be made by a competent authority only through the use of a test: (1) approved by the Director of the National Institutes of Health; and (2) administered by an individual (who does not have to be a doctor of medicine) qualified to administer and evaluate such a test.

What's happening now May 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 15, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 8, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2126: To amend the Act entitled "An Act To provide books for the adult blind" to provide clarification with respect to the individuals who may make diagnoses of dyslexia under such Act, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2126/
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"H.R. 2126: To amend the Act entitled "An Act To provide books for the adult blind" to provide clarification with respect to the individuals who may make diagnoses of dyslexia under such Act, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2126/.
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H.R. 2126, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2126/.
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[H.R. 2126: To amend the Act entitled "An Act To provide books for the adult blind" to provide clarification with respect to the individuals who may make diagnoses of dyslexia under such Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2126/)
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