House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Fostering the Future Act
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2026
- Committee actionApr 29, 2026
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7432.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7432, Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act” on May 6, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62416
- CBO publication date
- May 6, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7432, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7432
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-643 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 11, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/643
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7432, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7432
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LaHOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 27, February 9, 2026, Page H2096):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 7432, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7432
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), David Schweikert (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 4854 (119th) Foster Youth Housing Opportunity ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 7343 (119th) Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity ActRelated bill
- H.R. 7463 (119th) Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success ActRelated bill
- H.R. 7529 (119th) Fresh Starts for Foster Youth ActRelated bill
- H.R. 7655 (119th) Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth ActRelated bill
- H.R. 7995 (119th) CONNECT ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.