# 119-hr-4318: Head Start for Our Future Act

119-hr-4318, Head Start for Our Future Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4318
- Congress: 119
- Title: Head Start for Our Future Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 60
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would broaden Federal work-study community service to include child development and early learning.** It explicitly names Head Start and Early Head Start as eligible sites and activities under the Higher Education Act. - Students in Federal Work-Study could perform paid community service inside Head Start and Early Head Start programs. This gives students more placement options tied to early childhood education. - Head Start and Early Head Start programs could recruit work-study students for delivery and operational tasks. That creates a new source of student labor for those programs. - Children and families could see more hands supporting classroom activities and literacy-related services. Work-study participants may be used directly in child development roles. - Colleges and other employers who arrange community service placements would be able to list Head Start activities as qualifying work-study community service under the Higher Education Act.

## Cosponsors (60)

- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Students Can Work at Head Start: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let students in Federal Work-Study work at Head Start and Early Head Start programs. It would replace the term "literacy training" with "child development and early learning" and explicitly name Head Start and Early Head Start. You would need to be eligible for Federal Wo…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4318 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4318)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4318 (as of 2026-10-24).