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HR 3890 109th Congress House

To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 22, 2005 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Education AlabamaEconomics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationEmergency Management
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FamiliesFederal aid to educationFloodsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHurricane aftermath legislationHurricanesIntergovernmental fiscal relationsLouisianaMississippiPreschool educationWater Resources Development
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Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sep 22, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 22, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources to assist in providing Head Start services to children affected by Hurricane Katrina (HK), to Head Start agencies that: (1) are in HK-disaster areas; or (2) receive a significant number of such children from such areas.

Provides that the Secretary, for the period up to March 31, 2006, and so far as the Secretary considers appropriate: (1) may waive Head Start Act provisions limiting the federal share of funding; and (2) shall waive documentation requirements for HK- affected children who participate in Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2123 Related bill School Readiness Act of 2005
  • S 1715 Related bill A bill to provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3890: To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3890/
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"H.R. 3890: To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3890/.
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H.R. 3890, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3890/.
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