HR 728 · in committee · major
Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025
- education
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill expands Head Start program eligibility to include children from families receiving WIC, SNAP, housing assistance, and other public benefits.
- Low-income families currently receiving federal nutrition, housing, or income support programs are automatically eligible for Head Start services.
- The bill uses existing public assistance enrollment to streamline Head Start access without specifying new funding or implementation timelines.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would automatically enrolling children from WIC and SNAP households in Head Start affect waiting lists and service capacity in communities already stretched thin?
- 02
What evidence exists that streamlining eligibility through existing benefit programs would actually reach families who need Head Start services but aren't currently enrolled?
- 03
If this bill expands eligibility without specifying new funding, which Head Start services or regions might face cuts to accommodate the larger population?
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Sponsor · D-CA-8
John Garamendi
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
27/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-24
Joining the bill

Gwen Moore
D-WI-4 · original

Jennifer L. McClellan
D-VA-4 · original

Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

J. Luis Correa
D-CA-46 · original

Jahana Hayes
D-CT-5 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original

Vicente Gonzalez
D-TX-34 · original

Jesús G. "Chuy" García
D-IL-4 · original

Robert Garcia
D-CA-42 · original

Mike Quigley
D-IL-5 · original
+ 15 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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