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H. Rept. 119-717 1 (2026-06-29)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaikf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-717 SCIENCE OF READING ACT OF 2026 JUNE 29, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WALBERG, from the Committee on Education and Workforce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 7890] The Committee on Education and Workforce, to whom was re- ferred the bill (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 sup- ports aligned to the science of reading, and for other purposes, hav- ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amend- ment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Science of Reading Act of 2026. SEC. 2. PROMOTING READING INSTRUCTION ALIGNED TO THE 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 inter- disciplinary body of evidence-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing that- (A) identifies instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing as essential components to skilled reading; (B) demonstrates the importance of background knowledge, oral lan- guage, the connection between reading and writing, and strong writing in- struction; (C) explains why some students have difficulty with reading and writing; and 69-006