Supporting Older Foster Youth Act
Current understanding
The Supporting Older Foster Youth Act (HR9485, 119th Congress) proposes expanding federal support for youth aging out of the foster care system, a population that faces elevated risks of homelessness, unemployment, and interrupted education during the transition to adulthood. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over Title IV-E foster care programs; no substantive committee action has yet occurred. Practical effects on affected youth remain contingent on the bill’s specific provisions and eventual markup.
Evidence log
- 2025-01-04 — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act: cross-connection with supporting-americas-children-families-act: Both address ACF-administered foster-care and family-support programs; the 118-258 reauthorization modernizes foster-care and kinship supports relevant to older-youth transitions. (novelty: 3)