Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
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What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Oct 17, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 43 · D-CA
55 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - RI District 1 · D-RI
U.S. Representative - AZ District 3 · D-AZ
U.S. Representative - OH District 3 · D-OH
U.S. Representative - MO District 1 · D-MO
U.S. Representative - GA District 2 · D-GA
U.S. Representative - IL District 13 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - IN District 7 · D-IN
U.S. Representative - MO District 5 · D-MO
U.S. Representative - MN District 2 · D-MN
U.S. Representative - TX District 30 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - IL District 7 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - MI District 6 · D-MI
+ 43 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5790 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| Policy Area | Education |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | October 17, 2025 |
| Latest Action | October 17, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 55 · House vote — · — views |
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