119th Congress Education
H.R. 5790: Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse a state, local government, or school district that uses its funds to maintain participation in the Head Start program or the Early Head Start program during a government shutdown in which there is a lapse in federal appropriations for the programs.
The Head Start programs provide comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income children. The programs seek to promote school readiness through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Gabe Amo D-RIOriginal
- Yassamin Ansari D-AZOriginal
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Joyce Beatty D-OHOriginal
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-ILOriginal
- Wesley Bell D-MOOriginal
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MOOriginal
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Angie Craig D-MNOriginal
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Danny Davis D-ILOriginal
- Debbie Dingell D-MIOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Cleo Fields D-LAOriginal
- Shomari Figures D-ALOriginal
- John Garamendi D-CAOriginal
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TXOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- Sylvia Garcia D-TXOriginal
- Dan Goldman D-NYOriginal
- Steven Horsford D-NVOriginal
- Glenn Ivey D-MDOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Jonathan Jackson D-ILOriginal
- Greg Landsman D-OHOriginal
- Summer Lee D-PAOriginal
- Seth Moulton D-MAOriginal
- Kevin Mullin D-CAOriginal
- LaMonica McIver D-NJOriginal
- April McClain Delaney D-MDOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Joe Neguse D-COOriginal
- Jimmy Panetta D-CAOriginal
- Emily Randall D-WAOriginal
- Janice Schakowsky D-ILOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Dina Titus D-NVOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Ritchie Torres D-NYOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Juan Vargas D-CAOriginal
- Frederica Wilson D-FLOriginal
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM
- Mark Pocan D-WI
- Pablo José Hernández Rivera D-PR
- Pramila Jayapal D-WA
- Janelle Bynum D-OR
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Jared Huffman D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Maxine Waters SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Maxine Waters.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.