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Key Votes
HR 2210 - Head Start Bill - National Key Vote
Jesse Jackson, Jr. voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Jesse Jackson, Jr. made in this general time period.
Timeline
Issues Related to HR 2210
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 25, 2003
Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(217-216) -
July 25, 2003(Key vote)
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Title: Head Start Bill
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that would reauthorize Head Start, a federal early education program meant to help low-income families.
- $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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
