July 10, 2025
Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Baumgartner, Ms. Titus, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Soto, Mr. Mullin, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. McBride, Mr. Subramanyam, and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Head Start for Our Future Act
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Sec. 2. Child development and early learning community services
Section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c)(1)) is amended by striking literacy training
and inserting child development and early learning (including Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.)), literacy training
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