To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 23, 2020)
This bill expands during FY2020 foster-care programs for older youth. Among other changes, the bill (1) increases the federal proportion of funding for foster-care services, (2) extends eligibility for such services through age 25, (3) suspends the limit on state expenditures on housing for youth who have aged out of foster care, and (4) suspends the five-year time limit on eligibility for older youth to receive education and training vouchers.
Additionally, state agencies must conduct outreach for enrollment in Medicaid to eligible individuals who have aged out of foster care.
What just happenedMar 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 23, 2020
- Mar 23, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Work and Welfare Subcommittee - Mar 23, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Financial Services Committee - Mar 23, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 23, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 23, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House