H.R. 1429 - To Reauthorize the Head Start Act, to Improve Program Quality, to Expand Access, and for Other Purposes.

To Reauthorize the Head Start Act, to Improve Program Quality, to Expand Access, and for Other Purposes.

H.R. 1429 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Improving Head Start Act of 2007
• Improving Head Start Act of 2007
• Improving Head Start Act of 2007
• Head Start for School Readiness Act
• Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

Sponsor

Dale Kildee

Co-Sponsors

• Michael Castle
• Joseph Crowley
• Susan Davis
• Danny Davis
• Vernon Ehlers
• Rahm Emanuel
• Raul Grijalva
• Rubén Hinojosa
• Rush Holt
• Carolyn McCarthy
• George Miller
• Tim Murphy
• Linda Sánchez
• Robert Scott
• Fortney Stark
• Lynn Woolsey
• David Wu
• Albio Sires
• Mazie Hirono
• David Loebsack
• John Yarmuth
• John Sarbanes
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Yvette Clarke
• Jason Altmire
• Joe Sestak

Subjects

• Elementary and secondary education
• Academic performance
• Accounting
• Administrative remedies
• Air pollution
• Alabama
• Alaska
• Architecture and the disabled
• Armed forces
• Arts
• Auditing
• Authorization
• Black colleges
• Budgets
• Business
• Child abuse
• Child development
• Child health
• Child nutrition
• Child welfare
• Children
• Church and education
• Class size
• Commemorations
• Communications
• Community and school
• Conflict of interests
• Congressional tributes
• Continuing education
• Cost effectiveness
• Criminal justice
• Criminal justice information
• Curricula
• Decision making
• Defense policy
• Dental care
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Disabled
• Disasters
• Distance education
• Education
• Education of the disadvantaged
• Educational accountability
• Educational planning
• Educational research
• Educational statistics
• Educational surveys
• Educational tests
• Elementary education
• Emergency management
• Employee selection
• English language
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Exercise
• Eye care
• Families
• Family services
• Federal aid to education
• Federal officials
• Federal-territorial relations
• Financial statements
• Floods
• Foster home care
• Government and the press
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Governmental investigations
• Graduate education
• Grandparents
• Health policy
• Higher education
• Hispanic Americans
• Homeless
• Housing
• Humanities
• Hurricanes
• Identification of criminals
• Illiteracy
• Indian children
• Indian education
• Indians
• Indigenous peoples
• Indoor air pollution
• Infants
• Informed consent (Medical law)
• Job training
• Labor
• Language and languages
• Law
• Lawyers
• Learning
• Legal fees
• Libraries
• Literacy programs
• Louisiana
• Marshall Islands
• Mathematics
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Micronesia
• Migrant education
• Military housing
• Military pay
• Minorities
• Minority education
• Mississippi
• Motor vehicle safety
• Museums
• Nonprofit organizations
• Obesity
• Oceania
• Palau Islands
• Parent and child
• Parent-school relationships
• Parents
• Physical education and training
• Physical examinations
• Politics and government
• Pregnant women
• Preschool education
• Preventive medicine
• Public contracts
• Recruiting of employees
• Religion
• Rural affairs
• Rural education
• Salaries
• Scholarships
• School buildings
• School buses
• School districts
• School health programs
• Science policy
• Scientific education
• Secondary education
• Social services
• Special education
• Sports
• Standards
• State and local government
• State politics and government
• Stress (Psychology)
• Student enrollment
• Student loan funds
• Student transportation
• Teacher education
• Teacher salaries
• Teacher supply and demand
• Teachers
• Teaching
• Telecommunication
• Texas
• Transportation
• Transportation safety
• Travel costs
• Welfare
• Welfare eligibility
• Women

Related Bills

• H.Con.Res. 258 (110^th) : Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Correct the Enrollment of H.R. 1429.
• H.Con.Res. 258 (110^th) : Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Correct the Enrollment of H.R. 1429.
• H.Res. 348 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1429) to Reauthorize the Head Start Act, to Improve Program Quality, to Expand Access, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 813 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 1429) to Reauthorize the Head Start Act, to Improve Program Quality, to Expand Access, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 556 (110^th) : Head Start for School Readiness Act
• S. 556 (110^th) : Head Start for School Readiness Act

Major Actions

Introduced	3/09/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (13 proposed)
Passed House	5/02/2007
Passed Senate	6/19/2007
Signed by President	12/12/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/02/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Kennedy amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/02/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/02/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/02/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Space amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/02/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 165 voted YES 254 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 312 voted YES 107 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 372 voted YES 50 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 137 voted YES 286 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 7 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 161 voted YES 262 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 9 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 253 voted YES 171 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 11 to H.R. 1429	5/02/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 229 voted YES 195 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act	5/02/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 195 voted YES 222 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act	5/02/2007	This bill PASSED the House 365 voted YES 48 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	6/19/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 1714 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	6/19/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act	11/07/2007	This motion PASSED the House 400 voted YES 0 voted NO 32 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On the Conference Report - House - H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act	11/14/2007	This motion PASSED the House 381 voted YES 36 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Conference Report - Senate - H.R.1429 Conference Report	11/14/2007	This motion PASSED the Senate 95 voted YES 0 voted NO 5 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/09/2007
		3/09/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
		3/14/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/14/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.
		3/23/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-67.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/23/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
		5/01/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 348 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1429 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
		5/02/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 348.
		5/02/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 348 and Rule XVIII.
		5/02/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1429 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
		5/02/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Adam B. Schiff to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		5/02/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1429.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B..
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the E.B. Johnson amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Sestak.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sestak amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garrett demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Hirono.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hirono amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hirono amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garrett demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Mica.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mica amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mica amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Mica demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Kennedy.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On agreeing to the Kennedy amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Putnam.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Putnam amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Putnam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Putnam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Porter.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Carnahan.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carnahan amendment.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Carnahan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Cuellar.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Shuler.
		5/02/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shuler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 348, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Space amendment.
		5/02/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Space.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On agreeing to the Space amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/02/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1429.
		5/02/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/02/2007	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		5/02/2007	Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
		5/02/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section providing that religious organizations are included as non-governmental providers.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1429
		5/02/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 4 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 5 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 7 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 9 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	Amendment 11 to H.R. 1429
select this vote	Vote	5/02/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	5/02/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act
		5/03/2007	Rule H. Res. 348 passed House.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/07/2007	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.
		6/19/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		6/19/2007	Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Murray; Reed; Clinton; Obama; Sanders; Brown; Enzi; Gregg; Alexander; Burr; Isakson; Murkowski; Hatch; Roberts; Allard; Coburn.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	6/19/2007	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		6/19/2007	Amendment SA 1714 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Kennedy.
select this vote	Vote	6/19/2007	Amendment SA 1714 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		6/20/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		11/06/2007	Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
		11/06/2007	On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
		11/06/2007	Mr. Castle moved that the House instruct conferees.
		11/06/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Castle motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1429. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to (1) insist on the provisions restricting the use of Federal funds to pay the salary of any head Start employee at a rate in excess of level II of the Executive Schedule; (2) disagree to the provisions relating to wages and compensation for individuals employed by a Head Start agency compensated at a rate in excess of level II of the Executive Schedule; and (3) insist that the differences between the two Houses on wages and compensation of Head Start employees be open to discussion at any meeting of the conference and, that all meetings thereon be conducted under circumstances in which every manager on the part of the House has notice of the meeting and a reasonable opportunity to attend, pursuant to House
		11/06/2007	The previous question was ordered without objection.
		11/06/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop of Utah demanded the yeas and nays which were ordered. Further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion were postponed until later in the legislative day.
select this vote	Vote	11/07/2007	On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act
		11/07/2007	The Speaker appointed conferees: Miller, George, Kildee, Woolsey, Davis (IL), Grijalva, Sanchez, Linda T., Sarbanes, Sestak, Loebsack, Hirono, Shea-Porter, McKeon, Castle, Fortuno, Bishop (UT), Keller, Wilson (SC), Boustany, and Heller.
		11/08/2007	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
		11/09/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 813 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1429. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.
		11/10/2007	Conference report H. Rept. 110-439 filed.
		11/14/2007	Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
		11/14/2007	Conference report considered in Senate.
		11/14/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President	11/14/2007	Cleared for White House.
		11/14/2007	Rule H. Res. 813 passed House.
		11/14/2007	Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	11/14/2007	On the Conference Report - House - H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act
		11/14/2007	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 258, enrollment corrections on H.R. 1429 have been made.
select this vote	Vote	11/14/2007	On the Conference Report - Senate - H.R.1429 Conference Report
		11/15/2007	Mr. Kildee brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-439 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 813.
		11/15/2007	The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1429.
		11/15/2007	The previous question was ordered without objection.
	Presented to President	12/05/2007	Presented to President.
	Signed	12/12/2007	Signed by President.
	Enacted	12/12/2007	Became Public Law No: 110-134.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 116	Johnson, Eddie [D-TX30]	May 2, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment encourages partnerships betwen Head Start and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 117	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	May 2, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment sought to allow eight States to coordinate Head Start with state-run early childhood development programs through a demonstration program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 118	Sestak, Joe [D-PA7]	May 2, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment permits loan forgiveness of up to $10,000 for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers upon completion of a bachelor's degree, who will commit to working in a Head Start or Early Head Start program for at least 3 consecutive years. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 119	Hirono, Mazie [D-HI2]	May 2, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment revises the training and technical assistance system by ensuring that these services are provided by entities with specific expertise in infant and toddler development; and directs at least 50 percent of training and technical assistance funds directly to the grantees. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 120	Mica, John [R-FL7]	May 2, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment sought to amend section 18 of the bill to require a certification that at least 50 percent of all Head Start teachers nationwide meet certain degree requirements by September 30, 2011, two years earlier than required by the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 121	Kennedy, Patrick [D-RI1]	May 2, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment provides more support for inclusive education which is the practice of teaching children with disabilities in the same classrooms as those without disabilities. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 122	Putnam, Adam [R-FL12]	May 2, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment sought to strike the development and implementation of the application review system, including the expert panel provision contained in the bill; and would have required all Head Start providers to face open competition at renewal time. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 123	Porter, Jon [R-NV3]	May 2, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment requires Head Start agencies to conduct criminal background checks on prospective employees. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 124	Carnahan, Russ [D-MO3]	May 2, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment allows Head Start grantees to negotiate a funded enrollment level with the HHS Secretary if funding for the program does not keep pace with inflation. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 125	Cuellar, Henry [D-TX28]	May 2, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment requires the State or agency that administers the Head Start program to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with limited English proficiency. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 126	Shuler, Heath [D-NC11]	May 2, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment adds language stating that faith-based and community-based organizations will continue to be eligible to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 127	Space, Zachary [D-OH18]	May 2, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 2, 2007.
	Amendment provides additional training and support to rural Head Start programs. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 1714	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	June 19, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 18, 2007.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details