HR336Referred to Committee
HEADWAY Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-13
Introduced
25
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Juan Ciscomani
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (574 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001133
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Cosponsors (25)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-05-15
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-07-16
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2025-07-22
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)· 2025-08-22
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)· 2025-09-08
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2025-09-09
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)· 2025-09-18
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-09-19
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-09-23
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)· 2025-09-26
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2025-10-03
- Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)· 2025-10-03
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-08
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2025-10-08
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-10-14
- Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2025-10-31
- Lori Trahan (D-MA-3)· 2025-10-31
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2026-03-04
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)· 2026-03-18
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-03-18
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-04-16
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2026-04-27
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2026-04-27
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-01-13
Previously
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-13
Plain-English Summary
Head start Education And Development Workforce Advancement and Yield Act or the HEADWAY Act This bill allows some teachers in Early Head Start programs to teach while in the process of earning their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and completing training. Currently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must ensure that all teachers providing direct services to children and families in Early Head Start centers (1) have a minimum of a CDA credential and have been trained in early childhood development, and (2) have been trained in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development. The bill revises this requirement by requiring at least one teacher per classroom (instead of all teachers) to have a CDA credential and training. In particular, the bill requires HHS to ensure that (1) each additional teacher providing direct services to children and families is in the process of earning a CDA credential and completing training, and (2) the Early Head Start agency provides a mentor to oversee the progress and guide the work of a teacher who is in the process of earning a CDA credential and completing training.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Education
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