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HR 2072 111th Congress House

School Choice for Foster Kids Act

Official title: To authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to provide vouchers to cover tuition costs at private schools, and tr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to provide vouchers to cover tuition costs at private schools, and transportation costs to and from public schools, of foster children of all ages.

Introduced: July 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Adoption and foster careEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationStudent aid and college costsTransportation costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Choice for Foster Kids Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize states to use funds provided under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence program to provide vouchers to foster children of all ages to cover their elementary and secondary private school tuition and public school transportation costs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 21, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 20, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 23, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Apr 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2072: School Choice for Foster Kids Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2072/
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"H.R. 2072: School Choice for Foster Kids Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2072/.
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H.R. 2072, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2072/.
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