HR 6355
116th Congress
House
Families
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Family services
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Student aid and college costs
To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 23, 2020
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Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill expands during FY2020 foster-care programs for older youth. Among other changes, the bill (1) increases the federal proportion of funding for foster-care services, (2) extends eligibility for such services through age 25, (3) suspends the limit on state expenditures on housing for youth who have aged out of foster care, and (4) suspends the five-year time limit on eligibility for older youth to receive education and training vouchers.
Additionally, state agencies must conduct outreach for enrollment in Medicaid to eligible individuals who have aged out of foster care.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Committees of jurisdiction
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