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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 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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 Congressional Research Service

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 September 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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