HR 5167
117th Congress
House
Families
Adoption and foster care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 3, 2021
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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Became law
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill increases and extends through FY2022 emergency funding and extends through FY2022 certain flexibilities for states to administer foster care programs and services.
This includes expanding eligibility for services until a youth reaches age 27, permitting a youth who left foster care to voluntarily return to foster care, and suspending certain education and training requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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