Science of Reading Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7890 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7890 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to exclude certain instructional approaches from comprehensive literacy instruction, to prioritize certain funds to promote the use of evidence-based literacy instruction and supports aligned to the science of reading, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mrs. Houchin (for herself, Mr. Mannion, and Mr. Kiley of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to exclude certain instructional approaches from comprehensive literacy instruction, to prioritize certain funds to promote the use of evidence-based literacy instruction and supports aligned to the science of reading, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Science of Reading Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROMOTING READING INSTRUCTION ALIGNED TO SCIENCE OF READING. (a) Comprehensive Literacy Instruction.--Section 2221(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(M) does not include the use of a three-cueing model.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Science of reading.--The term `science of reading' means an interdisciplinary body of evidence-based research about reading and issues