H.R. 9825 · 118th Congress
Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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This bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include the children of families eligible for specified public assistance programs.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 25, 2024
Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024
This bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include the children of families eligible for specified public assistance programs.
Specifically, the bill expands Head Start eligibility to include the children of families that qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and federal housing assistance (commonly known as Section 8). The bill also provides statutory authority for the eligibility of families that qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Families that qualify for state-funded food assistance programs with eligibility standards identical or substantially similar to the standards for SNAP shall also be eligible for Head Start.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024
Latest action (Sep 25, 2024): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 25, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.