{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5790","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5790,"title":"Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-10-17","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000187","fullName":"Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":43}],"cosponsorsCount":55,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-25T09:06:33Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":389,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:39:41.746Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Head%20Start%20Shutdown%20Protection%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}