2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1660: BEST Act Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act
Legislative Summary
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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Bill History
2/27/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education and Workforce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Primary Sponsor
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Kevin Mullin
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Sarah McBride
Democrat