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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9485

Supporting Older Foster Youth Act

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Introduced 2026-06-25Topic: social services · budget

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This bill changes the yearly funding amount for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, a federal program that serves older youth who have been in foster care. It replaces the current amount in the Social Security Act, which is $143,000,000 per year, with $163,000,000 for each fiscal year. The change would take effect on October 1, 2026.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-06-25HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2026-06-25Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-06-25Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.