HR 7432
Passed a chamber
Expands education, training, and housing support for young people who experienced foster care, and raises the maximum education and training voucher from $5,000 to $12,000.
Official title: Fostering the Future Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
09-FEB-2026
Referred
09-FEB-2026
Approved by committee
29-APR-2026
Reported
11-MAY-2026
On the calendar
11-MAY-2026
Passed
19-MAY-2026
Senate
Received
20-MAY-2026
- Raises the education and training voucher maximum from $5,000 to $12,000 and allows vouchers for apprenticeships, GED programs, and remedial education.
- Lowers the age threshold for eligible youth from 16 to 14 and sets a 5-year voucher limit, or 6 years for youth in remedial education.
- Allows states to fund housing supportive services, such as financial literacy counseling, lease help, and assistance with security deposits, for eligible youth up to age 26.
- Requires HHS and HUD to issue joint guidance within 1 year, and requires states to certify legal counseling access and connect eligible foster youth with home visiting services. Most provisions take effect 1 year after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (11-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 19-MAY-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Financial Services Committee (House)
- Ways and Means Committee (House)
- Finance Committee (Senate)
Families
■ 4 R■ 2 D
4 Republicans
2 Democrats