S. 1146 · 118th Congress

Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

Introduced on Mar 30, 2023 by John Cornyn (R-TX). 10 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 19, 2024): Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Mar 30, 2023
Cosponsors
10
5 from the other party
Policy area
Families
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth, to provide technical assistance relating to the removal of such obstacles, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Adoption and foster care
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Congressional oversight
  • Human trafficking
  • Missing persons
  • Sex offenses
  • Smuggling and trafficking

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John CornynR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 408–7

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 30, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  3. Oct 30, 2023Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Oct 30, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Oct 30, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5232; text: CR S5232-5233)
  6. Oct 30, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5232; text: CR S5232-5233)
  7. Oct 31, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Nov 1, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Nov 1, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5257-5259)
  12. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1146.
  13. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5340-5341)
  15. Sep 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 7 (Roll no. 422). (text: 09/17/2024 CR H5257-5258)House · Roll call 422
  16. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 7 (Roll no. 422). (text: 09/17/2024 CR H5257-5258)House · Roll call 422
  17. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 19, 2024 · SenateMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.