Fostering the Future Act

U.S. Congress · HR7432 · In Committee

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Introduced (+2 more)

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Ses… (+1 more)

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Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rul… (+7 more)

2026-02-09 2026-05-20

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Introduced (+2 more)

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Ses… (+12 more)

2025-01-13 2026-06-30

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2025-01-13 2026-06-30

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What the bill says

HR7432 · U.S. Congress · In Committee

Introduced 2026-02-09. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Summary (plain-language)

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.

Text versions

Introduced in House — 2026-02-09 — XML
Reported in House — 2026-05-11 — XML
Engrossed in House — 2026-05-19 — XML
Referred in Senate — 2026-05-20 — XML

What analysts say

CBO cost estimates

H.R. 7432, Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act — 2026-05-06
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2026

Full estimate published at cbo.gov; it will appear here once an archived or committee-report copy is available.

Committee reports

H. Rept. 119-643

What politicians say

No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.

Action History

Date	Action
2026-05-20	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-19	Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-05-19	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564)
2026-05-19	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432.
2026-05-19	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)
2026-05-19	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
2026-05-19	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-05-19	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2026-05-11	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
2026-05-11	Committee on Financial Services discharged.
2026-05-11	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
2026-04-29	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-04-29	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
2026-02-09	Introduced in House
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.

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