To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases and extends through FY2022 emergency funding and extends through FY2022 certain flexibilities for states to administer foster care programs and services. This includes expanding eligibility for services until a youth reaches age 27, permitting a youth who left foster care to voluntarily return to foster care, and suspending certain education and training requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 3, 2021
Last action Sep 3, 2021
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Committee
2
Sep 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James R. Langevin
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda L. Lawrence
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Bass
DDemocratic
Co
Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Mary Gay Scanlon
DDemocratic
Co
Pramila Jayapal
DDemocratic
Co
Sean Patrick Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Suzanne Bonamici
DDemocratic
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