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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6766 Related bill To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in response to the …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 14, 2020
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6355: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6355/
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"H.R. 6355: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6355/.
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H.R. 6355, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6355/.
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[H.R. 6355: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6355/)
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