Senate names October 2025 National Dyslexia Awareness Month
S.Res. 471 — A resolution calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and designating October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". · Filed by Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a statement about reading problems. It calls on Congress and schools to focus on this issue. The statement names October 2025 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. The statement does not make new laws or give money.
Who it affects
Students with reading problems and their schools are affected. The statement asks schools to test kids early and help them read better.
One thing to notice
The statement says what the Senate thinks is important. It may push schools to test kids and use reading help.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independents.
- Oct 28, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Oct 28, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- dyslexia — A reading problem that makes it hard to read and spell.
- statement — A formal message that says what a group thinks is important.
- test — To check if someone has a problem or condition.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; 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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