[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9485 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9485

To support modernization of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for 
 Successful Transition to Adulthood to better meet the needs of older 
                   youth who experienced foster care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2026

Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To support modernization of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for 
 Successful Transition to Adulthood to better meet the needs of older 
                   youth who experienced foster care.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Older Foster Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FUNDING.

    Section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(h)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``$140,000,000 or, beginning in fiscal year 
2020, $143,000,000'' and inserting ``$163,000,000 for each fiscal 
year''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2026.
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