United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 32 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

S 3147 — Keep Head Start Funded Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced November 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 34 sponsors

    1 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (32 D · 1 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Keep Head Start Funded Act of 2025This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to carry out Head Start programs without interruption during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).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. This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to continue projects and activities under the programs that were funded in FY2025. The appropriations are available until the earliest ofthe enactment into law of legislation that provides appropriations (including continuing appropriations) for Head Start,the enactment into law of legislation that provides regular or continuing appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services without an appropriation for Head Start, orSeptember 30, 2026.This bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 513 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (513)

513 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 3147 do?
Keep Head Start Funded Act of 2025This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to carry out Head Start programs without interruption during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).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. This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to continue projects and activities under the programs that were funded in FY2025. The appropriations are available until the earliest ofthe enactment into law of legislation that provides appropriations (including continuing appropriations) for Head Start,the enactment into law of legislation that provides regular or continuing appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services without an appropriation for Head Start, orSeptember 30, 2026.This bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
Who sponsors S 3147?
S 3147 is sponsored by Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Warnock, Raphael G. (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), and Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 3147?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced November 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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