Dramatically expand Head Start and Early Head Start by broadening eligibility, tripling annual funding, improving facilities, forgiving student loans for workers, and raising staff salaries.

We need to dramatically expand Head Start and Early Head Start by passing Adam’s legislation to expand eligibility, triple annual funding, establish a grant program to renovate, expand, and acquire program facilities, provide student loan forgiveness for Head Start and Early Head Start child care workers, and increase salaries for employees of Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Schiff commits to passing legislation expanding Head Start and Early Head Start eligibility, funding, facilities, loan forgiveness, and salaries.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Dramatically Expand Head Start and Early Head Start

Schiff commits to expanding Head Start and Early Head Start with eligibility changes, more funding, facilities support, loan forgiveness, and higher pay.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Campaign page lists 'Dramatically Expand Head Start and Early Head Start' through eligibility expansion, tripled annual funding, facilities grants, loan forgiveness, and salary increases.

Defines the promise and ties it to passing Schiff's Head Start legislation.

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Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Congress.gov lists Schiff as sponsor; latest action was referral to House Education and the Workforce on September 28, 2023; status remained Introduced.

Schiff introduced a bill matching the promise, but it did not pass or become law in the 118th Congress. This is concrete effort, not fulfillment.

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H.R.5815 - Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023
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S.2819 was introduced September 16, 2025, referred to Senate HELP, and Schiff became a cosponsor on December 15, 2025.

As senator, Schiff cosponsored another Head Start expansion bill, but it remained only introduced/referred as of the available Congress.gov record.

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All Information - S.2819 - Head Start for America's Children Act
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Enrolled text appropriates $12,356,820,000 for Head Start, including Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, with $75,000,000 for a cost-of-living adjustment.

The enacted FY2026 funding provided a modest Head Start increase/COLA, but it was far below the promised $36 billion annual level and did not enact the full facilities, loan-forgiveness, and salary-grant plan.

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H.R.7148 Enrolled Text - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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On H.R.7148 passage, the Senate vote was 71 yeas and 29 nays; the roll call lists Schiff (D-CA) as Nay.

The only enacted FY2026 vehicle containing the small Head Start increase passed despite Schiff's nay vote, so the roll call does not show delivery of his promised expansion.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 20
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