3.0.0 3471 2023-01-13T04:50:33Z 2023-01-13T04:50:33Z House H HR 2005-07-27 109 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-04T20:50:59Z Referred to 2005-07-27T14:05:15Z 2005-08-04 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2005-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 N J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2005-07-27 True M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2006-02-08 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2006-05-11 False B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2006-06-14 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2006-06-27 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2006-09-06 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2006-09-12 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2006-09-12 False Social Welfare Administrative procedure Adoption Case management Child health Compensatory education Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Evaluation research (Social action programs) Families Federal aid to education Financial planning Financial services Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Higher education Housing and Community Development Job hunting Labor and Employment Law Mental health Performance measurement Personal budgets Preventive medicine Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Standards Vocational and technical education Vocational guidance Welfare eligibility Youth services Social Welfare 00 2005-07-27 Introduced in House 2005-08-29T22:42:12Z Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Act - Amends the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Program).

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to distribute to states and localities information on access to federal programs (other than the Program) to help foster youth in transition to self-sufficiency. Requires states to certify that, before or when a child leaves foster care, they will inform the child of the full range of available financial, housing, counseling, employment, and education services, and other appropriate support and services for which the child is eligible.

Directs the Secretary to develop a standard reporting format for states implementing the Program and a uniform process regional offices can use in assessing state progress in meeting needs of youth in foster care and those recently emancipated from such care.

Requires case plans, where appropriate, to describe programs and services that will help the child's transition from foster care to independent living. Revises program evaluation requirements.

Makes eligible for educational and training vouchers youths in or exiting from foster care after attaining 14 years of age.

Directs the Secretary, after issuing a related notice and rule, to implement the plan for the national youth in transition database.

]]> Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Act Display Title Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Act Official Title as Introduced To help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Act Introduced in House 2005-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3471ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3471ih.xml 2005-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. 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.