BEST Act

Sponsored byRep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA· Introduced 27 February 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

27 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 8 May 2025

Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs and early language programs to recognize student proficiency in both English and a second language. Student proficiency shall be demonstrated through proficiency in speaking and writing in both languages and may also be demonstrated through reading and listening in both languages.

Further, these programs must allow speakers of any official Native American language to use equivalent proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in such language in lieu of proficiency in English.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

19 cosponsors

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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA

Cosponsors

Democrat19100%

Democrat:Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Democrat:Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]RI
Democrat:Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]DE
Democrat:Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Democrat:Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Democrat:Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA
Democrat:Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CA
Democrat:Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Democrat:Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Democrat:Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]CA
Democrat:Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Democrat:Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]NM
Democrat:Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA
Democrat:Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]CA
Democrat:Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Democrat:Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Democrat:Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC

Classification

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Education

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Academic performance and assessmentsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForeign language and bilingual programsIndian social and development programsMinority education

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