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H.R. 1731 (117th)

BEST Act

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Introduced

10 March 2021

Last action

10 March 2021 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Marie Newman, Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Carolyn Bourdeaux, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Subjects

Education

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5 December 2025

Education

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Summary

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 to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language. 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.

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Timeline

  1. 10 March 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  2. 10 March 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 March 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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