Bill adds $20 million per year to help older foster youth.
H.R. 9485 — Supporting Older Foster Youth Act · Filed by Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill raises money for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood. Starting October 1, 2026, the program gets $163 million per year. That is $20 million more than the current $143 million per year. The money pays for housing, education, and job help. Older youth leaving foster care get these services.
Who it affects
Older youth aging out of foster care get more services. State foster-care agencies and nonprofits that help these youth also benefit.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how states must spend the extra money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 25, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood — A federal program that gives money to help older youth leaving foster care.
- aging out of foster care — When young people turn 18 and leave the foster care system.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (365 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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