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Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of…

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Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of October 2019 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8285)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution supports the designation of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, and calls on Congress, schools, and educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.

What's happening now October 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 23, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Oct 23, 2019
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Oct 23, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 23, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 653: Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of October 2019 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-653/
MLA
"H. Res. 653: Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of October 2019 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-653/.
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H. Res. 653, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-653/.
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[H. Res. 653: Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of October 2019 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-653/)
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