BEST Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 26 · D-CA
19 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - IL District 9 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - CA District 15 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - CA District 28 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - NM District 1 · D-NM
U.S. Representative - DC · D-DC
U.S. Representative - CA District 19 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - NC District 2 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - CA District 52 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - MI District 13 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - WI District 4 · D-WI
U.S. Representative - CT District 1 · D-CT
U.S. Representative - GA District 4 · D-GA
+ 7 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1660 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| Policy Area | Education |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 27, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 19 · House vote — · 1 views |