Contact Congress about H.R. 7432: Fostering the Future Act

States could use foster care funds to help eligible foster youth get housing and stay housed. The help could cover deposits, moving costs, lease guidance, and other start-up costs. Federal agencies would have to guide states and report results to Congress.

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Fostering the Future Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Latest action on H.R. 7432: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects young adults who have been in foster care and receive federal housing help for foster youth. It also affects state child welfare agencies, local public housing agencies, and state officials who decide how Chafee funds are spent.

Why this matters: Young people leaving foster care can struggle to find safe housing and avoid homelessness. This bill would help states connect those youth to housing help and cover costs that can stop someone from renting. Its impact would depend on how states use the option and whether housing help is available in the places where youth need it.

Key provisions in H.R. 7432

• States could use Chafee foster care funds for housing support. The help must be for eligible foster youth who need help getting or keeping suitable housing.
• Eligible youth must be receiving federal housing help for foster youth through the Section 8 housing voucher law. That law is part of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.
• States could pay for practical rental help. Examples include life-skills and money counseling, lease and rental insurance help, security deposits, utility hookup fees, moving costs, and other move-in fees.
• These housing support costs would not count as room and board. That means they would not count toward the Chafee program's room-and-board spending cap.
• States would get more time to stay within the room-and-board limit. They would need to average no more than 30 percent of their Chafee funding over five years, instead of meeting the limit each year.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 7432

What is H.R. 7432?

States could use foster care funds to help eligible foster youth get housing and stay housed. The help could cover deposits, moving costs, lease guidance, and other start-up costs. Federal agencies would have to guide states and report results to Congress.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 7432?

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