Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act
Latest action · Aug 7, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act
This bill increases FY2020 funding, raises the maximum age of eligibility, and provides other flexibilities for certain foster care programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 7, 2020 to Dec 15, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 22, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 22, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 4, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 11, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 7, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4226H.R. 7947–7994 | — | Aug 7, 2020 |
Research
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 141, August 7, 2020, page H4226.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46770 | Youth Provisions in the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act (Division X of P.L. 116-260) Archived | Report | Apr 21, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Related bill | Dec 27, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide additional temporary supports and flexibilities for older foster youth, grandparents, and other kinship families, home visiting for pregnant and parenting families, and other child welfare services, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Adoption and foster care
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child safety and welfare
- District of Columbia
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Families
- Family services
- Higher education
- Housing and community development funding
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Medicaid
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local courts
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
