S. 4797
119th Congress
Senate
Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
Official title: A bill to require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H. … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for successful Transition to Adulthood to support access to legal services and counseling.
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Became law
Jun 16, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 16, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4797: Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4797/
"S. 4797: Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4797/.
S. 4797, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4797/.
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