Read for Reentry Act of 2026 (HR9986)
Current understanding
The Read for Reentry Act of 2026 (HR9986) was introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill aims to support literacy and reading-related programming for formerly incarcerated people as part of reentry. Public detail is minimal at this early stage; no reported markup or companion measure.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-16 — Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026: cross-connection with rehabilitation-through-reading-act: Companion-style reentry literacy proposals — House HR9986 (Read for Reentry) and Senate S4319 (Rehabilitation Through Reading) advance reading interventions for incarcerated/returning populations. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-04-16 — Prison Libraries Act of 2026: cross-connection with prison-libraries-act: Both address reading and library access for incarcerated populations as part of reentry-focused education policy. (novelty: 2)