Bill adds reading and math problems to special help rules.
H.R. 10113 — New IDEA Act · Filed by Erin Houchin (R-IN) · Introduced Aug 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes the law about special help in schools. It adds trouble with reading, math, and writing to the list. It adds trouble learning language too. Schools must give equal help to poor kids and kids learning English.
Who it affects
Kids with reading, math, writing, and language problems get help. Poor kids and kids learning English get the same help as other kids.
One thing to notice
The bill names which learning problems schools must help with. It makes sure poor kids and kids learning English are not left out.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- special help — Extra help and tools schools give to kids with learning problems.
- trouble with reading — A learning problem that makes reading and spelling hard.
- trouble learning language — A problem that makes it hard for a child to learn and use words.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,841 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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