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Improves Support for Foster Youth Connections
Recent Bills/Improves Support for Foster Youth Connections

Improves Support for Foster Youth Connections

IntroducedMarch 19, 2026
In the House6 months ago
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FamiliesAdoption and foster careChild care and developmentFamily relationshipsFamily services
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Why This Matters
Right now

The federal program that helps foster youth move into adulthood lists, as one of its goals, helping youth build a lasting connection with at least one caring adult.

This bill updates the John H. Chafee Foster Care? Program to focus on helping youth in foster care develop strong, supportive relationships with adults and peers?.

If you are a youth in foster care, this bill will help you create lasting connections with supportive adults and peers starting in 2027.
Who this affects
youth in foster care · caregivers · support networks
What this bill changes
  1. 1This bill helps youth in foster care build lasting relationships with adults and peers.
  2. 2It requires states to provide guidance on how to support these connections effectively.
  3. 3The bill emphasizes the importance of youth participation in their own permanency planning?.

The debate

The case for

Many foster youth leave care without lasting family ties and feel isolated.

House Ways and Means CommitteeMajority report
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The case against

No committee member filed a written objection. The committee approved it 40 to 0.

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Related Bills
Senate bill with the same name
Senate Bill · S 4634
1 of 4 · In Committee
CONNECT Act
Related bill
House Bill · HR 7432
3 of 4 · In the Senate
Raises Foster Youth Education Aid Cap to $12,000
Fostering the Future Act
·Education
Similar bill
Senate Bill · S 162
3 of 4 · In the House
Improves Foster Family Recruitment and Support
Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
·Government