# 117-hr-1731: BEST Act

117-hr-1731, BEST Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1731
- Congress: 117
- Title: BEST Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2021-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

BEST Act

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-2252: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-1731 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1731)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2249)
- [117-hr-2252: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2252)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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