HR 5469
117th Congress
House
Health
FOSTER Act
Introduced: September 30, 2021
Introduced by:
Strickland, Marilyn
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act or the FOSTER Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands the scope of grants available for states and Indian tribes to address the opioid crisis. Specifically, the bill allows the use of grant funds for workforce recruitment and training, health care services, and foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training to support opioid abuse prevention and treatment services for children and caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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