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LEGISLATION/H.R. 7432

Fostering the Future Act

119-HR-7432119th CongressIntroduced Feb 9, 2026Families
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsor

Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16](R-IL-16)
6 cosponsors

Summary

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.

Subjects

Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightHousing and community development fundingLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing

Actions (19)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2026Senate
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026House floor actions
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
May 19, 2026House floor actions
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, 2026Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432.
May 19, 2026House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564)
May 19, 2026House floor actions
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2026House floor actions
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
May 11, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
May 11, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
May 11, 2026Library of Congress
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
May 11, 2026House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
May 11, 2026Library of Congress
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Apr 29, 2026House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 29, 2026House committee actions
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.
Feb 9, 2026House floor actions
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.
Feb 9, 2026House floor actions
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2026Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2026Library of Congress
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