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Federal legislation · 119th Congress
This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of k…
Based on the bill's title and referral metadata, this bill would amend federal law to strengthen Social Security and improve retirement security for U.S. families. The specific provisions are not avai…
Based on the bill's title and latest action, this bill would establish a Commission on Long-Term Social Security Solvency. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committ…
Based on the bill's title and latest action, this bill would establish a commission tasked with studying how to sustain Medicare and Social Security. The bill has been referred to the Ways and Means C…
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would remove administrative barriers that prevent Indian tribes from participating in federal child welfare programs and would increase federal funding allo…
Based on the bill's title, this measure would amend the federal foster care and child welfare program to require states to provide legal representation to children and parents involved in child protec…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to extend the authorization for disability insurance demonstration projects from 2022 to 2031. It increases the notification period for waiving benefits requir…
Based on the bill's title, this bill would amend the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood under the Social Security Act to update its stated purposes. The amendmen…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to improve coordination between federal child welfare and housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care. It authorizes states to use e…
The Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026 authorizes $1 million annually for fiscal years 2026–2030 to provide additional federal funds to states for administering three nutrition programs:…
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for households that receive federal or state energy assistance. Specifically, it…
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) from Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans' benefits from being counted as income when de…
Based on the bill's title, this measure would amend the Social Security Act to require states to prioritize repayment of outstanding advances they have received under Title XII before using those fund…
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would amend federal foster care provisions under the Social Security Act to modify case plan requirements for children in foster care. The bill's specific p…
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would amend federal child welfare and child abuse prevention laws to protect children engaged in age-appropriate independent activities from triggering chil…
The Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act amends the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program to require states to consider legal issues affecting foster youth—including housing, education, employment, and fami…
The CONNECT Act amends the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program to refocus its purposes on helping youth in foster care develop and maintain long-term supportive relationships with adults, mentors, and…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to improve support services for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care. It requires states to coordinate foster care services with the…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount for foster youth from $5,000 to $12,000 and expands support for their postsecondary education. It…
This bill establishes a competitive grant pilot program through the Department of Health and Human Services to fund specialized foster care programs that keep sibling groups together. The program woul…
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would amend Medicaid to require coverage of home and community-based services and expand access to such services. It would also establish grant programs to…
This bill amends federal juvenile justice law to raise the minimum age for federal juvenile delinquency proceedings from 15 to 16, and modifies transfer standards for prosecuting juveniles as adults b…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to incentivize states to extend foster care support and services to youth through age 21 and to allow youth to voluntarily re-enter foster care after age 18. T…
The HELP Act of 2026 establishes a federal program to expand and coordinate 211 services—a telephone and online information and referral system for health and human services—across all states. The bil…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to credit unpaid caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of caregiving service. Caregivers who provide at least 80 hours per m…