H.R. 5167 · 117th Congress · House

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.

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Introduced
Sep 3, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

4
  1. SEP 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. SEP 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  4. SEP 03, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Committees

2

Work and Welfare Subcommittee

hswm03

Referred: Sep 3, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Sep 3, 2021

Active