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HR 3160 114th Congress House

Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Adoption and foster careState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015

This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23 if:

  • the state has elected to extend the eligibility for foster care to all children up to age 21, or
  • the responsible state agency uses state or other funds not provided under the Program to provide assistance and services comparable to those such youths would receive if the state had made such an election
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1439 Identical bill Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 16 Republican 2
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 22, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3160: Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3160/
MLA
"H.R. 3160: Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3160/.
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H.R. 3160, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3160/.
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