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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 794 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 794

   Recognizing the significance of ``National Learning Disabilities 
                           Awareness Month''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2023

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Crockett, and 
             Mr. Takano) submitted the following resolution

                            October 25, 2023

        Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Recognizing the significance of ``National Learning Disabilities 
                           Awareness Month''.

Whereas the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1401(30)) 
        defines a specific learning disability as--

    (1) a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes 
involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which 
may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, 
write, spell, or do mathematical calculations;

    (2) such term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, 
brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental 
aphasia; and

    (3) such term does not include a learning problem that is primarily the 
result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of intellectual 
disabilities, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or 
economic disadvantage.

Whereas a specific learning disability is the most prevalent disability of 
        students who are served under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act of 2004, impacting 34 percent of all students who received 
        special education services;
Whereas the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicates that more than 
        95 percent of 4th and 8th grade students with a specific learning 
        disability were not proficient in reading in academic year 2022;
Whereas the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicates that more than 
        93 percent of 4th and 8th grade students with a specific learning 
        disability were not proficient in math in academic year 2022;
Whereas National Assessment of Educational Progress Math and Reading scores 
        indicate that Black and Hispanic students with a specific learning 
        disability experience even greater opportunity gaps than their White and 
        Asian peers;
Whereas research shows that students with specific learning disabilities can 
        achieve commensurate with their peers, if given appropriate instruction 
        and support;
Whereas developmentally appropriate universal screening should begin as early as 
        possible to assess which students demonstrate the most pervasive risk 
        factors for specific learning disabilities; and
Whereas research rooted in the science of reading establishes an evidence base 
        of effective instructional methods for developing reading skills for 
        students with and at risk for specific learning disabilities: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House calls on State and local educational 
agencies to continue to meet the needs of students with specific 
learning disabilities through a free appropriate public education.
    Resolved, That the House recognizes the significance of ``National 
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month''.
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