119th Congress
S. 4797
Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jun 16, 2026
- Policy area
- Families
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for successful Transition to Adulthood to support access to legal services and counseling.
Latest action(Jun 16, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 16, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Jun 16, 2026
Introduced in Senate