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HR 7432 119th Congress House Families Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Housing and community development funding Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing

Fostering the Future Act

Introduced: April 27, 2026 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 19, 2026 · 2:39 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564)
May 19, 2026 · 2:39 PM EDT
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2026 · 3:21 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
May 19, 2026 · 2:39 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432.
May 19, 2026 · 3:21 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026 · 3:21 PM EDT
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026 · 3:21 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
May 11, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
May 11, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
May 11, 2026
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Apr 29, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Apr 29, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act

This bill expands states' permissible uses of federal funds under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program) to include supportive housing services.

The Chafee program is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Children's Bureau and provides funding to support youth and young adults who are in, or were formerly in, foster care with their transition to adulthood. The program is funded through formula grants awarded to child welfare agencies in states, certain territories, and participating tribes.

The bill allows states to use such funds to provide supportive services (e.g., financial counseling) for youth up to the age of 26 who are seeking to obtain or retain housing and who have experienced foster care and receive assistance under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 Family Unification Program.

Additionally, HHS and HUD must jointly develop and issue guidance to state public child welfare agencies and public housing authorities to improve alignment and coordination of housing supportive services.

HHS, in consultation with HUD, also must report information about foster youth who are receiving federal housing assistance and the outcomes for such youth, including the extent to which such youth are able to access stable housing and the rates of homelessness. The report must include findings from any evaluations of state programs and recommendations for improving coordination between public child welfare agencies and federal housing programs.

What's happening now May 20, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 7463 Related bill Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act
  • HR 7343 Related bill Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act
  • HR 7529 Related bill Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
  • HR 7995 Related bill CONNECT Act
  • HR 7655 Related bill Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act
  • S 4854 Identical bill Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
R
Lawler, Michael
New York · May 11, 2026
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 29, 2026
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2026
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 29, 2026
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Apr 27, 2026
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2026
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