H.R. 3033 · 114th Congress · enacted
READ Act
Became Public Law No: 114-124.
Latest official action 2016-02-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to include in its annual congressional budget justification the amount requested for its Research in Disabilities Education program, which advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of learners with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (Sec. 4) Subject to the availability of appropriations, NSF must devote specified funding to support research on learning disabilities, including dyslexia, with the goal of practical application.
Congressional Research Service · 2016-02-18
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Julia Brownley
House · CA District 26 · Democratic
$292,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
House · VA District 8 · Democratic
$637,849PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bruce Westerman
House · AR District 4 · Republican
$1,139,919PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark Takano
House · CA District 39 · Democratic
$379,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joyce Beatty
House · OH District 3 · Democratic
$971,294PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John R. Carter
House · TX District 31 · Republican
$514,867PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Babin
House · TX District 36 · Republican
$432,267PAC receipts · 2025–2026
32 of 32 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$68,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$49,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$47,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$45,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $4,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $8,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,731
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · -$6
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $9,994
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $4,994
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $4,767
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$39,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $1,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$36,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$35,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$35,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$33,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$31,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$30,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$29,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $6,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$29,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $6,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$27,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $4,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$27,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$27,321
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,321
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$26,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$25,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$25,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$24,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$24,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $9,600
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,800
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $9,600
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$23,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $3,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$22,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$21,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$21,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $1,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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