US Congress · H.R. 9485 · In committee

Supporting Older Foster Youth Act

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Introduced 2026-06-25

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Officially: “Supporting Older Foster Youth Act” Read the full text

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What it does

The bill raises federal funding for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program, which supports older youth transitioning out of foster care, from 143 million dollars to 163 million dollars each fiscal year. This funding increase takes effect on October 1, 2026.

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Supporting Older Foster Youth Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Older Foster Youth Act .

2Increase in funding

This section would amend Section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security Act, which authorizes federal funding for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood. It would remove the current authorized funding amounts, which were $140,000,000, or $143,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2020, and replace them with a single authorized amount of $163,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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2. Increase in funding Section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(h)(1) ) is amended by striking $140,000,000 or, beginning in fiscal year 2020, $143,000,000 and inserting $163,000,000 for each fiscal year .

3Effective date

This section would make the funding change made by section 2 take effect on October 1, 2026.

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3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2026-06-25

In the House.

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Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version ih (Introduced in House), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (2026-06-25).