S. 4634 119th Congress Senate

CONNECT Act

Official title: A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to reflect research and the input of youth with lived experience regarding the importance of long-term relationships to future success.

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Jon Husted Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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May 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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