HR4318119th CongressWALLET

Head Start for Our Future Act

Sponsored By: Representative Castro (TX)

Introduced

Summary

Expands Federal Work-Study community service to include child development and early learning. The bill would explicitly allow students to perform child development and early learning work as qualifying community service and it names Head Start and Early Head Start as examples.

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  • Students: Federal Work-Study participants would be able to count child development and early learning roles as qualifying community service. That opens more campus and local job options tied to work-study.
  • Head Start programs: Head Start and Early Head Start programs would be explicitly listed as eligible community service sites for work-study placements. That allows these programs to host work-study students for child development and early learning activities.
  • Colleges and community partners: Institutions could add early childhood programs to their approved community service placements, broadening where students can fulfill work-study service requirements.

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Bill Overview

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Work-study jobs in Head Start programs

If enacted, work-study students could serve in Head Start, Early Head Start, and other early learning settings. Schools could count these as community service jobs and pay students with work-study funds. This would expand placement options but would not change who qualifies. The bill text does not add funding or set an effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castro (TX)

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Ciscomani

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Thompson (MS)

    MS • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Barragan

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Soto

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Mullin

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • McBride

    DE • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Bonamici

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Cuellar

    TX • D

    Sponsored 8/5/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 8/29/2025

  • Gonzales, Tony

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 9/9/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Cohen

    TN • D

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

  • Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Friedman

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Craig

    MN • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

    AS • R

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

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