Keep Head Start Funded Act of 2025
This bill ensures uninterrupted funding for Head Start programs in fiscal year 2026 by appropriating necessary funds from the Treasury if regular or continuing appropriations for that year are not enacted by September 30, 2026. It directly affects Head Start programs and the children and families they serve by preventing service disruptions during funding gaps. The key mechanism requires funding to continue under the same conditions as fiscal year 2025 (as established by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) until either regular appropriations are passed, a specific appropriations resolution is enacted, or September 30, 2026. The bill does not create new funding but maintains current levels to avoid program interruptions.
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Introduction
Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 6, 2025
Last action Nov 6, 2025
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Nov 6, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Nov 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
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Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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