3.0.0 7432 2026-08-08T03:28:32Z 2026-08-08T15:04:38Z House H HR 2026-02-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7432 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaHOOD:H.R. 7432.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H2096]]]> ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-20T17:21:03Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Discharged From 2026-05-11T15:18:12Z Referred To 2026-02-09T17:00:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-05-11T15:17:49Z Markup By 2026-04-29T14:40:00Z Referred To 2026-02-09T17:00:35Z H. Rept. 119-643 Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act 119 7463 HR 2026-05-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555. Related bill CRS Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act 119 7343 HR 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556. Related bill CRS Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act 119 7529 HR 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557. Related bill CRS CONNECT Act 119 7995 HR 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559. Related bill CRS Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act 119 7655 HR 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 558. Related bill CRS Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act 119 4854 S 2026-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2026-05-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2026-05-19 15:21:48 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:21:46 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:21:39 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:21:39 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-19 14:39:57 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 14:39:56 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 14:39:44 Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00560 2026-05-11 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2026-05-11 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2026-05-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-05-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-04-29 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. Committee 2026-04-29 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-02-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2026-02-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000585 Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] Darin LaHood R IL 16 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2026-02-09 True M000317 Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] Nicole Malliotakis R NY 11 2026-04-27 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2026-04-29 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] David Schweikert R AZ 1 2026-04-29 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] Danny Davis D IL K. 7 2026-04-29 False L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2026-05-11 False 2026-05-06T21:28:00Z H.R. 7432, Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62416 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2026 Families Adoption and foster care 2026-05-08T17:27:25Z Child safety and welfare 2026-05-08T17:27:57Z Congressional oversight 2026-05-08T17:27:45Z Housing and community development funding 2026-05-08T17:27:40Z Low- and moderate-income housing 2026-05-08T17:27:51Z Public housing 2026-05-08T17:27:32Z Families 2026-05-13T15:08:11Z 07 2026-05-11 Reported to House 2026-05-14T20:48:02Z 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.

]]> Fostering the Future Act Official Titles as Amended by House 7 To modernize section 477 of part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve connections to housing, expand education and training opportunities, and modernize services to improve outcomes for foster youth transitioning into adulthood. 2026-08-08T03:28:32Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 Fostering the Future Act 2026-07-17T23:57:25Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve coordination with Federal housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care. 2026-07-17T23:49:04Z Introduced in House IH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Fostering the Future Act 2026-05-22T10:23:29Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Fostering the Future Act 2026-05-22T02:38:26Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To modernize section 477 of part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve connections to housing, expand education and training opportunities, and modernize services to improve outcomes for foster youth transitioning into adulthood. 2026-05-22T02:38:26Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act 2026-05-12T05:53:25Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act 2026-02-12T04:08:24Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7432rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr7432rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7432eh/xml/BILLS-119hr7432eh.xml Reported in House 2026-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7432rh/xml/BILLS-119hr7432rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7432ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7432ih.xml 2026-05-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.