Latest action · Jun 21, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
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IntroducedJun 8, 2017
Passed HouseJun 20, 2017
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached
Summary
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Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to:
authorize states electing to extend foster care eligibility up to age 21 to extend assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care but have not yet reached age 23,
authorize redistribution of unexpended amounts among states that apply for additional program funds,
allow states to make individuals eligible for participation in the educational and training voucher program through age 25 (but no more than 5 years), and
modify congressional reporting requirements.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2017 to
Jun 15, 2017;
2 are original cosponsors,
there from the day it was introduced.
Jun 21, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 20, 2017Mrs. Walorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 20, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4951-4955)
Jun 20, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2847.
Jun 20, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates,
the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 98, June 8, 2017, page H4820.
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