House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders regarding early childhood education.
Sponsor: Rep. Brittany Pettersen D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8859.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PETTERSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 83, May 15, 2026, Page H3551):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8859, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8859
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brittany Pettersen.
- H.R. 528 (119th) Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act
- H.Res. 23 (119th) Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution
- H.R. 3694 (119th) VALID Act of 2025
- H.R. 10216 (119th) Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
- H.R. 1734 (119th) Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act
- H.R. 10036 (119th) Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act
Related bills
- S. 4190 (119th) Creating Early Childhood Leaders ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.