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H.R. 728 (119th)

Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 January 2025

Last action

24 January 2025 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

John Garamendi, Sylvester Turner, Jonathan Jackson, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Henry Johnson, Yassamin Ansari, Shri Thanedar, Jennifer McClellan, Dina Titus, J. Correa, Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Mike Quigley, Robert Garcia, Vicente Gonzalez, Jesús García, Jahana Hayes, Seth Moulton, Lori Trahan, Laura Friedman, Suzan DelBene, Adam Smith, Linda Sánchez, Melanie Stansbury, Dwight Evans, Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Gilbert Cisneros, Joaquin Castro, Sharice Davids, Wesley Bell

Subjects

Housing, Social Welfare

Source updated

15 July 2026

Housing · Social Welfare

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Summary

Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include the children of families eligible for specified public assistance programs.  Specifically, the bill expands Head Start eligibility to include the children of families that qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and federal housing assistance (commonly known as Section 8). The bill also provides statutory authority for the eligibility of families that qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Families that qualify for state-funded food assistance programs with eligibility standards identical or substantially similar to the standards for SNAP must also be eligible for Head Start. 

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Timeline

  1. 24 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

2 official files

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