House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Science of Reading Act of 2026
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 12, 2026
- Committee actionMar 17, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 17, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7890.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-717 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 29, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/717
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7890, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7890
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), John Mannion (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5184 (119th) Affordable HOMES Act
- H.R. 2399 (119th) Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.