US HB7007 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
BEST Act Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act
Sponsors
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] |
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] |
Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA] |
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-01-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2024-01-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3595 (Same As) 2024-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
---|---|
Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7007/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7007/BILLS-118hr7007ih.pdf |