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HOUSE 5790119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025

Last Action
10/17/2025

Actions

  • 2025-10-17Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • 2025-10-17Introduced in House
  • 2025-10-17Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-10-17 (00)

Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025

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. 

Cosponsors (20)

  • Gabe Amo (D-RI)
  • Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
  • Wesley Bell (D-MO)
  • Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
  • Angie Craig (D-MN)
  • Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
  • Danny Davis (D-IL)
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA)
  • Cleo Fields (D-LA)
  • Shomari Figures (D-AL)
  • John Garamendi (D-CA)
  • Jesús García (D-IL)
  • Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
  • Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
  • Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
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