US SB3595 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill 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
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7007 (Same As) 2024-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3595/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s3595/BILLS-118s3595is.pdf |
