U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 1731
BEST Act
To award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.
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- Sponsor
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
- Introduced
- March 10, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (30)
30 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Cynthia AxneD-IA-3
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- Judy ChuD-CA-27
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- James R. LangevinD-RI-2
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3
- Alan S. LowenthalD-CA-47
- Grace F. NapolitanoD-CA-32
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-20
- David E. PriceD-NC-4
- Michael F. Q. San NicolasD-GU-AL
- Darren SotoD-FL-9
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Juan VargasD-CA-51
Signed on later
- Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40March 26, 2021
- Jake AuchinclossD-MA-4November 5, 2021
- Derek KilmerD-WA-6February 15, 2022
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8February 15, 2022
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2February 15, 2022
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5February 15, 2022
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2February 15, 2022
- Anna G. EshooD-CA-18February 25, 2022
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17February 25, 2022
- Marie NewmanD-IL-3March 2, 2022
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1April 7, 2022
- Carolyn BourdeauxD-GA-7June 7, 2022
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9September 13, 2022