3.0.0 7995 2026-07-23T23:06:20Z 2026-07-23T23:06:20Z House H HR 2026-03-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7995 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:H.R. 7995.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the U.S. Constitution states that alllegislative powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which includes the authorityto write laws. This article establishes Congress as the soleentity responsible for creating and amending laws.[Page H2622]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-05-11T15:17:09Z Markup By 2026-04-29T14:50:00Z Referred To 2026-03-19T13:04:05Z H. Rept. 119-642 Fostering the Future Act 119 7432 HR 2026-05-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS CONNECT Act 119 4634 S 2026-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00559 2026-05-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-642. 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. 119-642. 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 2026-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 N C001126 Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] Mike Carey R OH 15 2026-03-19 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] Danny Davis D IL K. 7 2026-04-29 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] David Schweikert R AZ 1 2026-04-29 False 2026-05-06T21:26:00Z H.R. 7995, Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62420 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2026 Families Adoption and foster care 2026-05-11T15:59:01Z Child care and development 2026-05-11T15:59:07Z Family relationships 2026-05-11T15:59:17Z Family services 2026-05-11T15:59:12Z Families 2026-05-18T20:50:22Z CONNECT Act Display Title 45 CONNECT Act 2026-07-17T23:48:48Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to reflect research and the input of youth with lived experience about the importance of long-term relationships to future success. 2026-07-17T23:48:48Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 CONNECT Act 2026-05-12T05:53:25Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust Act 2026-05-12T05:53:25Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 CONNECT Act 2026-03-20T08:23:24Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust Act 2026-03-20T08:23:24Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2026-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7995rh/xml/BILLS-119hr7995rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7995ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7995ih.xml 2026-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559. 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.