House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act
Official title: To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount and provide greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2026
- Committee actionApr 29, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7463.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7463, Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success 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/62417
- CBO publication date
- May 6, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7463, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7463
- 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. 119-638 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 7, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 7, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/638
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7463, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7463
- 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 Ms. CHU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 28, February 10, 2026, Page H2119):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7463, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7463
- 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 7432 (119th) Fostering the Future 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.