U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 1660
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, and early language programs.
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- Sponsor
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
- Introduced
- February 27, 2025, 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 (19)
19 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- Judy ChuD-CA-28
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Kevin MullinD-CA-15
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Juan VargasD-CA-52
Signed on later
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1March 18, 2025
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-ALApril 1, 2025
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2May 9, 2025
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3December 9, 2025