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HR 6193 111th Congress House

Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2010

Official title: To require States to take certain additional steps to assist children in foster care in making the transition to independent living, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2010 See on congress.gov
Families Adoption and foster careBank accounts, deposits, capitalChild safety and welfareConsumer credit
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Elementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipLicensing and registrationsMotor vehiclesStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
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Became law
Sep 29, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1833-1834)
Sep 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2010

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1833-1834)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2010 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, to: (1) require states to take certain additional steps to assist children in foster care in making the transition to independent living, such as providing credit reports and helping a child age 14 or older obtain a driver's license; (2) establish individual development accounts and custodial accounts; (3) require state evaluations of specific services provided to assist the transition to independent living; (4) eliminate the use of a Social Security number as an identifier for a foster child; and (5) authorize additional appropriations to enable states to take such additional steps.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on request, to provide the state agency with technical assistance in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to and enter into contracts with qualified nonprofit or other community-based service providers with substantive expertise to provide the assistance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6193: Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6193/
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"H.R. 6193: Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6193/.
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H.R. 6193, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6193/.
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