Raise Head Start educator pay to at least $60,000 a year and establish salary scales and competitive benefits.

The Head Start for America’s Children Act would: ... Raise Head Start educator pay to at least $60,000 a year and establish salary scales and competitive benefits;

The legislation includes a promise to raise Head Start teacher pay and improve benefits.

Tlaib Introduces Bill to Expand Head Start to 11 Million Children
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The Head Start for America’s Children Act would: * Fully fund Head Start to serve 11 million eligible young children and simplify enrollment; * Align program hours with working families’ schedules so parents do not need additional child care; * Raise Head Start educator pay to at least $60,000 a year and establish salary scales and competitive benefits;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tlaib publicly introduced legislation containing the exact promised Head Start educator pay, salary scale, and benefits language. This is concrete effort, not enactment.

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Tlaib Introduces Bill to Expand Head Start to 11 Million Children
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Last Action Date Listed February 20, 2026 Action Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. García of Illinois, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Lieu, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ross, Ms. Simon, Ms. Tokuda, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo bill record shows H.R. 7637 was introduced by Tlaib and referred to committee, with no enacted status shown there.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7637 (IH) - Head Start for America’s Children Act - BILLS-119hr7637ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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``(ii) includes an annual base salary of-- ``(I) for fiscal year 2026, $60,000; and ``(II) for fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text includes a $60,000 annual base salary requirement for fiscal year 2026, matching the pay floor portion of the claim if enacted.

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H.R. 7637 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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``(B) establishes or improves a salary scale, wage ladder, or pay structure for all Head Start program staff that increases with qualifications and experience;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text also contains the salary scale or wage ladder requirement, showing the proposal tracks another core piece of the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7637 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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By August 1, 2031, a program must implement a salary scale, salary schedule, wage ladder, or other similar pay structure for program staff salaries

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A 2024 HHS final rule established future salary-scale requirements and wage-parity progress for Head Start programs, but not a universal $60,000 pay floor.

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Federal Register :: Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming
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This NPRM does not address the removal from the Performance Standards of all the wages and benefits requirements in current Sec. 1302.90(e) and (f) because they have been proposed for removal by ACF in a separate NPRM

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The most recent concrete federal rulemaking signal found shows HHS was still considering rescission of the existing wage and benefit requirements, leaving the broader commitment unresolved and potentially blocked or reversed.

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Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)
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