Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7343 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 556 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7343 [Report No. 119-639] To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means May 11, 2026 Additional sponsors: Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Davis of Illinois May 11, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 4, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE. Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``aged out of foster care'' and inserting ``experienced foster care at age 14 or older''; (2) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ``age out of foster care'' and inserting ``experience foster care at age 14 or older''; (3) in each of subsections (a)(6) and (i)(2), by striking ``16'' a