119th Congress Education
S. 3147: Keep Head Start Funded Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to carry out Head Start programs without interruption during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
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.
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to continue projects and activities under the programs that were funded in FY2025. The appropriations are available until the earliest of
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- the enactment into law of legislation that provides appropriations (including continuing appropriations) for Head Start,
- the enactment into law of legislation that provides regular or continuing appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services without an appropriation for Head Start, or
- September 30, 2026.
This bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MDOriginal
- Michael Bennet D-COOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- Tammy Duckworth D-ILOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Ruben Gallego D-AZOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NHOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Andy Kim D-NJOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NMOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Adam Schiff D-CAOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Raphael Warnock D-GAOriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Gary Peters D-MI
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tammy Baldwin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Tammy Baldwin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.