3.0.0 2508 2021-09-29T20:29:41Z 2021-09-29T20:29:41Z House H HR 2005-05-19 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-11T14:03:03Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2005-07-11T14:00:37Z Referred to 2005-05-19T12:46:25Z 2005-07-11 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. Committee 2005-07-11 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2005-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E953) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2005-05-19 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-05-19 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2005-05-19 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2005-05-19 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-05-19 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2005-05-19 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2005-05-19 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-05-19 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2005-05-19 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2005-05-19 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2005-05-19 True K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2005-05-19 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-05-19 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-05-19 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-05-19 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2005-06-24 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2005-09-13 False Education Child welfare College costs Compensatory education Dropouts Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational counseling Electronic data interchange Families Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Financial services Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Guardian and ward Higher education Housing and Community Development Mentoring Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Student aid Student enrollment Student housing Student loan funds Student records Student-administrator relationships Students Youth services Education 00 2005-05-19 Introduced in House 2005-06-17T15:42:02Z Foster Opportunities for Success Through Higher Education Reform - FOSTER Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program of foster care youth outreach and housing services.

Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide: (1) technical assistance and supportive services to foster care youth who are prospective students to prepare for, enter, and remain in such institutions; and (2) basic housing during the regular academic school year, including interim housing during regular periods of dormitory closing other than summer break, for those foster care youth living in college dormitories. Requires program coordination with: (1) the John H. Chafee foster care independence program under the Social Security Act; and (2) TRIO and GEAR UP programs under HEA.

Revises HEA financial need analysis to provide fair treatment for foster care youth. Provides, for foster care youth and other students with special circumstances, a simplified determination of independence and a tailoring of electronic applications.

]]> FOSTER Act Short Titles as Introduced Foster Opportunities for Success Through Higher Education Reform Short Titles as Introduced FOSTER Act Display Title FOSTER Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education. Introduced in House 2005-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2508ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2508ih.xml 2005-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.