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H.R. 5790
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 5790, the Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 17, 2025 by Rep. Maxine Waters (D) with 55 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Oct 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Record
Text
H.R. 5790 has 55 co-sponsors.
hb5790/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 5790 IH: Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-10-17text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5790 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 17, 2025 Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Amo , Ms. Ansari , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bell , Mr. Bishop , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Carson , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Craig , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mr. Fields , Mr. Figures , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Ivey , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Landsman , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Mrs. McIver , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Norton , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Randall , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILLTo require the reimbursement of State governments, local governments, and school districts by the Government for funds used by them to maintain participation in Head Start and Early Head Start during a Government shutdown.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025 .2.Reimbursement of State and local funds used to maintain participation in the head start program, and the early head start program, during lapse in appropriations for such programs in a Government shutdownA State, local government, or school district that uses its funds to maintain participation in the head start program, or the early head start program, under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. ) during any period of a Government shutdown in which there is a lapse in Federal appropriations for such program shall be entitled to reimbursement of such funds by the Government after the end of such shutdown.
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- Introduced2025-10-17
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Oct 17, 2025
hb5790/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (10/17/2025)
Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse a state, local government, or school district that uses its funds to maintain participation in the Head Start program or the Early Head Start program during a government shutdown in which there is a lapse in federal appropriations for the programs.
The Head Start programs provide comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income children. The programs seek to promote school readiness through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services.
Sponsors
Rep. Maxine Waters (D) sponsors H.R. 5790, and 55 members have co-sponsored it, 43 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–CA-43 · Sponsor
Introduced Oct 17, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–RI-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–AZ-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OH-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MO-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–GA-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MO-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 17, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 5790 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.
Actions
H.R. 5790 has taken 2 actions since Oct 17, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 17, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Oct 17, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee |
Votes
H.R. 5790 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 5790 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
- Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To require the reimbursement of State governments, local governments, and school districts by the Government for funds used by them to maintain participation in Head Start and Early Head Start during a Government shutdown. — Official Title as Introduced
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5790 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5790’s is Education.
hr5790/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5790, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 172 (Friday, October 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 5790.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H4542]
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