Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]CA· Introduced 17 October 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

17 October 2025·9 months ago

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Introduced in House · Updated 23 October 2025

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.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
17 October 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
17 October 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
17 October 2025 · IntroReferral

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55 cosponsors

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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]CA

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Democrat:Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Democrat:Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA
Democrat:Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Democrat:Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]OR
Democrat:Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA
Democrat:Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Democrat:Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]PR
Democrat:Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Democrat:Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]NM
Democrat:Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Democrat:Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Democrat:Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Democrat:Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]GA
Democrat:Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]IL
Democrat:Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]LA
Democrat:Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]TX
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Democrat:Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]NY
Democrat:Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]RI
Democrat:Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]MO
Democrat:Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]AZ
Democrat:Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]MD
Democrat:Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Democrat:Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]IN
Democrat:Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Democrat:Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]PA
Democrat:Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]CA
Democrat:Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]AL
Democrat:Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Democrat:Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]IL
Democrat:Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]MI
Democrat:Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]CA
Democrat:Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Democrat:Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Democrat:Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Democrat:Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Democrat:Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Democrat:Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA
Democrat:Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Democrat:Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]MD
Democrat:Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
Democrat:Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Democrat:Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TX
Democrat:Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]CA
Democrat:Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]WA
Democrat:Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]NY
Democrat:Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]OH

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