119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 4, 2026
READ Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Aug 6, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Education of the disadvantaged · Education programs funding · Educational guidance · Elementary and secondary education · Language arts · Teaching, teachers, curricula
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ee Restoration Act H.R.9289/S.4297, Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Accreditation for institutions of higher education, including through Department of Education rulemaking S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Student loa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW LEADERS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School Leadership issues H.R.10031/S.4689, Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development "READ" Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Teachers and School Leaders Act, Principal and school leader is…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
S.4689 - READ Act (Support): A bill that modifies the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Program to align with the Science of Reading. Worked with the Hou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TEACH PLUS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: TEACH PLUS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to education including Pre-K-12 literacy (S.4689: the READ Act). Issues related to collecting educator data (no bills). Issues related to teacher shortages. Issues related to career and technical education. I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ildren Act, Book bans, access to books Artificial Intelligence H.R. 2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Book bans, access to books H.R.10031/S.4689, READ Act, Entirety Information literacy H.R.10031, Read Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Graduate and professional student loan limits S.4028, Open Books,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REACH OUT & READ · lobbying firm or registrant: CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 7, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
READ Act (H.R. 10031 / S. 4689
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n Public Schools Act S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TEACH PLUS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: TEACH PLUS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to education including Pre-K-12 literacy (S.4689: the READ Act). Issues related to collecting educator data (no bills). Issues related to teacher shortages. Issues related to career and technical education. I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tion of Children Act, Book bans, access to books Artificial Intelligence H.R. 2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Book bans, access to books S.4689, READ Act, Libraries and related issues Information literacy S.J.Res.196 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
S.4689 - READ Act (Support): A bill that modifies the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Program to align with the Science of Reading. Worked with the Hou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing