# 119-hr-5774: Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act of 2025

119-hr-5774, Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5774
- Congress: 119
- Title: Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would lock in and protect the Office of Head Start’s pre-2025 organizational structure and staffing.** It would restore a central Office of Head Start and a network of 12 regional offices and set staffing floors based on levels in place immediately before January 20, 2025.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect Head Start offices and staff: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would restore the Office of Head Start as it was before January 20, 2025. It would keep a central office and 12 regional offices: Regions I–X in the ACF regions, Region XI for American Indian and Alaska Native grants, and Region XII for Migrant and Seasonal grants. Staffing co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5774 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5774)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5774 (as of 2026-04-21).