To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 8, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill expands through FY2021 foster-care programs for older youth. Among other changes, the bill (1) increases the federal proportion of funding for foster-care services, (2) extends eligibility for such services through age 25, (3) suspends the limit on state expenditures on housing for youth who have aged out of foster care, and (4) suspends the five-year time limit on eligibility for older youth to receive education and training vouchers.
Additionally, state agencies must conduct outreach for enrollment in Medicaid to eligible individuals who have aged out of foster care.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2020 to Jul 21, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 8, 2020 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | May 8, 2020 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | May 8, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 26, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jul 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2020Introduced in House
- May 8, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6355 | To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Adoption and foster care
- Child safety and welfare
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Families
- Family services
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Housing and community development funding
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medicaid
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2020Introduced in House
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