House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9958.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 122, July 27, 2026, Page H5203):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, Congress may collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 216 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9958, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
22 cosponsors — 22 Democrats
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Shontel Brown (D-OH), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Jesús García (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Emily Randall (D-WA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
- H.R. 6088 (119th) Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2055 (119th) Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- H.R. 433 (119th) Department of Education Protection Act
- H.R. 5950 (119th) Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- H.R. 2195 (119th) Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1255 (119th) Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
Related bills
- H.R. 5815 (118th) Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.