Head Start for America’s Children Act
Latest action · Feb 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 20, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Sep 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 20, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 20, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3677 | Rashida Tlaib D-MI | May 21, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 34, February 20, 2026, page H2235.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-37 | BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM: EXAMINING AFFORDABILITY, CHOICE, AND SECURITY IN APPLIANCE AND BUILDINGS POLICIES220 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 9, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2819 | Head Start for America's Children Act | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Head Start Act to improve the Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Head Start for America’s Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.