Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8877
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-04
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to Head Start agencies based on their enrollment. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2020 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make an emergency additional appropriation to carry out the Head Start Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020 . 2. Appropriation The following additional amount is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, $1,700,000,000 for making payments under the Head Start Act, including for Federal administrative expenses, and allocated in an amount that bears the same ratio to such amount as the number of enrolled children served by the Head Start agency involved bears to the number of enrolled children by all Head Start agencies: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That funds appropriated by this Act shall not be subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act.