House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 29, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 2, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3641.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 141, September 29, 2015, Page H6705):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 1. Article. I. Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 29, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3641, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
35 cosponsors — 35 Democrats
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brad Ashford (D-NE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.
- H.R. 469 (114th) Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.Res. 213 (114th) Condemning the April 2015 terrorist attack at the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, and reaffirming the United States support…
- H.Res. 251 (114th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system…
- H.Res. 733 (114th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system…
- H.R. 3160 (114th) Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
- H.Res. 867 (114th) Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.