119th Congress
H.R. 5790
Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Maxine Waters(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Oct 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (55)
Original cosponsors (43)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Added later (12)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Oct 24, 2025
- Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Oct 24, 2025
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Oct 24, 2025
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Oct 24, 2025
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Oct 24, 2025
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Oct 28, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Oct 28, 2025
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Nov 7, 2025
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Nov 7, 2025
- Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Nov 7, 2025
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Nov 12, 2025
- Jared Huffman (D-CA) · Feb 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 17, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Oct 17, 2025
Introduced in House