Key Votes
HR 2210 - Head Start Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Lamar Smith voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 25, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (217-216) - July 25, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Head Start Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would reauthorize Head Start, a federal early education program meant to help low-income families.
Highlights:
- $6.87 billion would be distributed to fund improvements in the Head Start program.
- Block grants would be awarded to 8 states to run a pilot program coordinating state early education programs and Head Start programs.
- Teacher training was also addressed, requiring half of all Head Start teachers earn a baccalaureate degree by 2008.
- Religious organizations operating Head Start programs would be allowed use religion as a hiring factor.
Sponsors
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)