IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 132 
Commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and recog-
nizing its positive impact on more than 40,000,000 children and their 
families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Mr. CARSON (for himself, Mr. BELL, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. 
BUDZINSKI, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. 
DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. 
MANNION, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. RANDALL, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Work-
force 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness 
Month and recognizing its positive impact on more than 
40,000,000 children and their families. 
Whereas, on May 18, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson 
announced the launch of the Head Start program; 
Whereas, on October 22, 1982, President Ronald Reagan de-
clared October as Head Start Awareness Month to recog-
nize the positive impact of Head Start on children and 
families; 
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Whereas Head Start has served more than 40,000,000 chil-
dren and their families over the past 60 years, helping 
to prepare them for success in school and in life; 
Whereas the engagement of parents, volunteers, and local 
communities has been central to Head Start’s mission, 
ensuring that each program reflects the needs and values 
of the families it serves; 
Whereas Head Start now serves nearly 750,000 children in 
every State, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin 
Islands, and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal 
nations, and the children of agricultural workers through-
out the country; 
Whereas Head Start promotes children’s health and well- 
being by providing essential screenings and access to 
medical and dental care, helping to identify and address 
health issues early in life; 
Whereas Head Start combats childhood hunger and supports 
healthy development by serving balanced, nutritious 
meals and snacks that meet children’s dietary needs and 
establish lifelong healthy eating habits; 
Whereas Head Start directly involves parents in program 
planning and decision making, strengthening both the ef-
fectiveness of services and family engagement; 
Whereas all Head Start children receive developmental 
screenings, helping identify delays and disabilities early, 
when intervention is most impactful; 
Whereas participation in Head Start is associated with long- 
term positive outcomes, with Head Start children more 
likely to finish high school, enroll in college, complete col-
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lege, and obtain a postsecondary degree, license, or cer-
tification compared to similarly situated peers; 
Whereas Head Start participation is also linked to improved 
outcomes for parents, including increases in education 
levels, employment, and household income, as parents 
work toward education and career goals while their chil-
dren receive high-quality care; 
Whereas Head Start empowers families through education, 
workforce support, and childcare access, enhancing par-
ent choice and helping to meet pressing national needs 
for infant and toddler care; 
Whereas there are 6 Members of the 119th Congress who at-
tended a Head Start program, and many others who 
worked for or who had children attend Head Start; 
Whereas Head Start has benefited from consistent, bipartisan 
Federal investment in America’s future, supported across 
all Presidential administrations and Congresses for 6 dec-
ades; and 
Whereas Head Start reflects our Nation’s commitment to en-
suring that every child, regardless of ZIP Code, has the 
opportunity to reach their full potential: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress commemorates Head Start Awareness 
Month and honors its enduring, 60-year legacy of sup-
porting the healthy development, education, and well-being 
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of more than 40,000,000 children and their families across 
the United States. 
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