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HR 3641 114th Congress House

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

Introduced: September 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Adoption and foster careChild healthChild safety and welfareMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make technical revisions indicating that medical assistance is available to former foster care children regardless of whether they move between states.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 919 Related bill CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015
  • S 473 Related bill SONG Act
  • S 1852 Identical bill Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 5, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 30, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 29, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3641: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3641/
MLA
"H.R. 3641: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3641/.
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H.R. 3641, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3641/.
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