Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth MIECHV Coordination Act (S5096)

Current understanding

S5096 would amend Section 477 of the Social Security Act (the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood) to strengthen coordination between state Chafee programs and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care. For this population as renters and household heads, the bill aims to link transition supports with evidence-based home-visiting services, though it does not itself create new housing entitlements or construction incentives for builders. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-23 — A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with fostering-the-future-act: Both amend or expand uses of Chafee (SSA §477) for transition-age foster youth; Fostering the Future targets housing services, S5096 targets home-visiting coordination for expectant/parenting youth. (novelty: 2)

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