Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021
Latest action · May 11, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for programs that provide mentoring for children in foster care and children with experience in foster care.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2021 to Aug 30, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | May 11, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 11, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 11, 2021 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | May 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 14, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Aug 30, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 May 11, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2021Introduced in House
- May 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 167, no. 81, May 11, 2021, page H2195.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children and youth with experience in foster care.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2021Introduced in House
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