H.R. 5469 · 117th Congress · House

FOSTER Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Sep 30, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act or the FOSTER Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands the scope of grants available for states and Indian tribes to address the opioid crisis. Specifically, the bill allows the use of grant funds for workforce recruitment and training, health care services, and foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training to support opioid abuse prevention and treatment services for children and caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers.

Action Timeline

4
  1. OCT 01, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. SEP 30, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 30, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 30, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

2

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 1, 2021

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Sep 30, 2021

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