House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Supporting Older Foster Youth Act
Official title: To support modernization of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to better meet the needs of older youth who experienced foster care.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9485.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SUOZZI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 107, June 25, 2026, Page H4263):Article I, Section 8, Clause ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9485, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9485
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Suozzi.
- H.Con.Res. 39 (119th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded…
- H.Res. 64 (119th) Affirming the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
- H.R. 1102 (119th) Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture Act
- H.R. 8239 (119th) SACRED Act
- H.R. 4739 (119th) SHARE Plan Act
- H.R. 6232 (119th) HOPE Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.