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HR 9958 — Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026
HR 9958 is a measure before Congress. This page is what Rallybase holds about it and the date each part of it was read.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and otherwise revises Head Start programs. (Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2026-07-27.)
The source's latest action on it, dated 2026-07-27, reads: "Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.".
- Identifier
- HR 9958
- Level
- Federal
- Jurisdiction
- the United States
- Session
- 119
- Chamber, from the bill number
- House of Representatives
- Where that identifier comes from
- Congress 119 — from the bill's congress.gov identifier.
- Latest action, as the source published it
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (2026-07-27)
- Read on
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and otherwise revises Head Start programs.
Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include families with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill also adds a definition for public assistance under the Head Start Act to include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program to make grants to Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) to construct or improve facilities. HHS must also establish and carry out a program to make grants to Head Start agencies for increasing the compensation paid to employees.
The bill also provides student loan forgiveness for certain Head Start and Early Head Start child care workers. In particular, the Department of Education must cancel the outstanding balance of principal, interest, and fees due on Federal Direct Loans for a borrower who (1) has been employed full-time by a Head Start or Early Head Start program for three years, and (2) has provided care or instruction to children enrolled in such a program.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2026-07-27.
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