HR 5469 117th Congress House

FOSTER Act

Official title: To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to support State and local agencies with responsibility for children services in their response to the opioid abuse crisis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Strickland, Marilyn Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Health

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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

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Latest action October 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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