HR 5790
119th Congress
House
Education
Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
Introduced: October 17, 2025
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Oct 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.