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HR 3160 114th Congress House Social Welfare Adoption and foster care State and local government operations

Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
 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
What's happening now July 28, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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