HR 5790 · in committee · major
Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
- education
What this bill does
- The bill requires HHS to reimburse states, local governments, and school districts that spend their own money to keep Head Start programs running during federal funding lapses.
- Low-income families with young children who rely on Head Start and Early Head Start programs are affected.
- Reimbursement occurs after a government shutdown ends and federal appropriations resume.
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5
Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would states and school districts decide whether to use their own funds to maintain Head Start services during a shutdown if reimbursement is uncertain?
- 02
What evidence suggests that reimbursement after a shutdown ends adequately compensates local governments for the costs they incur upfront?
- 03
Which low-income families might lose access to Head Start services if their state or district cannot afford to cover costs during a funding lapse?
Cosponsor writes these to seed civic discussion — they aren't user posts. Sign in to reply.

Sponsor · D-CA-43
Maxine Waters
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
55/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-17
Joining the bill

Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original

Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Angie Craig
D-MN-2 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2 · original

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6 · original
+ 43 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-10-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
Citizen comments
Sign in to comment on this bill.
No comments yet — be the first.