Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development (READ) Act along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ). The bill amends the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant program and aims to address the national literacy crisis by strengthening and promoting evidence-based literacy instruction, early literacy screening -including for students suspected of having dyslexia- and empowering states, local communities, and parents with more resources.