H.R. 9485

Summary

H.R. 9485, the Supporting Older Foster Youth Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 25, 2026 by Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jun 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 9485 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9485 IH: Supporting Older Foster Youth Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9485  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 25, 2026   Mr. Suozzi  (for himself and  Mr. Steube ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Older Foster Youth Act  .
2.
Increase in funding
Section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(h)(1) ) is amended by striking  $140,000,000 or, beginning in fiscal year 2020, $143,000,000  and inserting  $163,000,000 for each fiscal year .
3.
Effective date
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D) sponsors H.R. 9485, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Thomas Suozzi

Rep. · D–NY-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 25, 2026

Greg Steube

Rep. · R–FL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9485 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jun 25, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9485 has taken 2 actions since Jun 25, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9485 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9485 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Supporting Older Foster Youth Act — Display Title
• Supporting Older Foster Youth Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9485 under Families, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9485’s is Families.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9485, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SUOZZI:H.R. 9485.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause I[Page H4263]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com