US HB1660 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Pending: House Education and 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. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC] |
| Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] |
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] |
| Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Sarah McBride [D-DE] | Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1660/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr1660/BILLS-119hr1660ih.pdf |
