House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act

H.R. 8498Introduced Apr 27, 2026Policy area: Families

Official title: To provide an incentive for States to extend child welfare support and services for youth through 21 years of age, and to allow youth to re-enter foster care after attaining 18 years of age, both without regard to the AFDC eligibility of their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Judy Chu D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 27, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8498.

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. 73, April 27, 2026, Page H3124):
Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
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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.

Erin Houchin (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-28 district

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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.