Bill expands housing and education help for foster youth turning into adults.

What it does

The bill raises school money to $12,000. Youth can get housing help until age 26. Apprenticeships and catch-up classes now count as covered costs. States must work together between housing and child welfare offices. The federal government must give states guidance on running these programs and must report on outcomes.

Who it affects

Youth aging out of the system gain more school money and housing help. States must set up new ways to help these youth.

One thing to notice

Housing help ties to Section 8 programs, which may slow things down. States may need to spend their own money if federal pay falls short.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

6 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

• Feb 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a…”
• Apr 29, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Apr 29, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0”
• May 19, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3558-3560)”
• May 19, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $30,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 6 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Darin LaHood, who sponsored the bill, received $1,817,841 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Washoe County — $30,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Section 8 — A federal program that helps low-income people pay for housing.
• apprenticeships — Jobs where a person learns a trade while working and getting paid.
• outcomes — The results or what happens to people after they get help.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.