H.R. 7432 Passed the House Families

Fostering the Future Act

To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve coordination with Federal housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] Introduced February 9, 2026 Cosponsors 6 (2 D, 4 R) Latest action May 20, 2026

Summary

Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act
This bill expands states' permissible uses of federal funds under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program) to include supportive housing services.
The Chafee program is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Children's Bureau and provides funding to support youth and young adults who are in, or were formerly in, foster care with their transition to adulthood. The program is funded through formula grants awarded to child welfare agencies in states, certain territories, and participating tribes.
The bill allows states to use such funds to provide supportive services (e.g., financial counseling) for youth up to the age of 26 who are seeking to obtain or retain housing and who have experienced foster care and receive assistance under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 Family Unification Program.
Additionally, HHS and HUD must jointly develop and issue guidance to state public child welfare agencies and public housing authorities to improve alignment and coordination of housing supportive services.
HHS, in consultation with HUD, also must report information about foster youth who are receiving federal housing assistance and the outcomes for such youth, including the extent to which such youth are able to access stable housing and the rates of homelessness. The report must include findings from any evaluations of state programs and recommendations for improving coordination between public child welfare agencies and federal housing programs.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. May 19, 2026 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 19, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. May 19, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
  5. May 19, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432.
  6. May 19, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564)
  7. May 19, 2026 Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. May 11, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
  9. May 11, 2026 Committee on Financial Services discharged.
  10. May 11, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
  11. Apr 29, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
  12. Apr 29, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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