To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressHR-5167| House
| Updated: 9/3/2021
James R. Langevin
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (9)
Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill increases and extends through FY2022 emergency funding and extends through FY2022 certain flexibilities for states to administer foster care programs and services. This includes expanding eligibility for services until a youth reaches age 27, permitting a youth who left foster care to voluntarily return to foster care, and suspending certain education and training requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Families
Adoption and foster careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild safety and welfareEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseases
To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressHR-5167| House
| Updated: 9/3/2021
This bill increases and extends through FY2022 emergency funding and extends through FY2022 certain flexibilities for states to administer foster care programs and services. This includes expanding eligibility for services until a youth reaches age 27, permitting a youth who left foster care to voluntarily return to foster care, and suspending certain education and training requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
James R. Langevin
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (9)
Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Families
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Adoption and foster careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild safety and welfareEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseases