H.R. 7432 · 119th Congress

Fostering the Future Act

Introduced on Feb 9, 2026 by Darin LaHood (R-IL-16). 6 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (May 20, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Cosponsors
6
2 from the other party
Policy area
Families
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Adoption and foster care
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Congressional oversight
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Low- and moderate-income housing
  • Public housing

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 11, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Darin LaHoodR-IL-16Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Apr 29, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Apr 29, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
  7. May 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
  8. May 11, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.
  9. May 11, 2026Committee on Financial Services discharged.
  10. May 11, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Financial Services discharged.
  11. May 11, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
  12. May 19, 2026 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. May 19, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3558-3564)
  14. May 19, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7432.
  15. May 19, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
  16. May 19, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)
  17. May 19, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. May 19, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  19. May 20, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Washoe County1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.