House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-169

Foster Care Independence Act of 1999

H.R. 3443Introduced Nov 18, 1999Policy area: Social Welfare

Became law on Dec 14, 1999.

Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson R-CT

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 18, 1999
Committee actionNov 18, 1999
Passed HouseNov 18, 1999 · without objection
Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 2, 1999
Became lawDec 14, 1999

Latest action: Dec 14, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-169.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3443.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3443, Foster Care Independence Act of 1999” on December 13, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 13, 1999 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12059
CBO publication date
December 13, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3443, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Ben Cardin (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nancy Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress

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