FOSTER Act
The FOSTER Act (HR 6283) creates a new federal grant program to fund opioid abuse prevention and treatment services specifically for children and caregivers in kinship care settings. It directs states and local agencies to use these funds for workforce training, health care services, and recruiting foster/adoptive parents to support kinship caregivers - defined as relatives (by blood, marriage, or adoption) raising children when biological parents cannot. The bill authorizes $255 million annually from 2028 through 2033, with 1% of funds dedicated to these services. This policy directly affects state/local agencies and kinship caregivers across the U.S., focusing on improving support systems for children in these arrangements.
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Introduction
Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Last action Nov 21, 2025
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Nov 21, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Nov 21, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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