Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act
Latest action · May 24, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give states the option for youth to elect to remain in foster care after attaining age 18 until attaining age 19, 20, or 21.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2007 to Sep 9, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 11, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Oct 26, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 7, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
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