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HR4318119th CongressWALLET

Head Start for Our Future Act

Sponsored By: Representative Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Students Can Work at Head Start

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 Work-Study to take these jobs. The bill text does not set new pay rates, funding, or an effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    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

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

    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

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 8/5/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 8/29/2025

  • Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]

    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

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    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

  • Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

    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

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

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

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

    GU • R

    Sponsored 10/22/2026

  • 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

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/15/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 8/27/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 8/27/2026

  • Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 9/1/2026

  • Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 9/2/2026

  • Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/3/2026

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2026

  • Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2026

  • Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 9/14/2026

  • Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

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