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S 1512 110th Congress Senate

Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act

Official title: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.

Introduced: October 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare FamiliesFoster home care
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May 24, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 24, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 6, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 13, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 7, 2007
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 7, 2007
Isakson, Johnny
· Oct 24, 2007
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1512: Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1512/
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"S. 1512: Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1512/.
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S. 1512, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1512/.
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