U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7343: Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act
Status: In committee, May 11, 2026
To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care.
What the bill says
To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care.
From the committee substitute text, May 11, 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act . SECTION 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 and inserting 14 ; (4) in subsection (i)(3), by striking in no event may a youth participate in the program for more than 5 years (whether or not consecutive) and inserting may not allow a youth to participate in the program for more than 5 years (or, in the case of a youth who was involved in a remedial education activity referred to in paragraph (4)(B), for more than 6 years), whether or not consecutive ; (5) in subsection (i)(4)-- (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as or (ii) at a short-term …
Sponsors
- Max Miller (R, HD-OH-7) · primary sponsor
- Dwight Evans (D, HD-PA-3)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
- Adrian Smith (R, HD-NE-3)
- Kevin Hern (R, HD-OK-1)
- David Schweikert (R, HD-001)
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-639.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Adoption and foster care, Employment and training programs, Youth employment and child labor, Vocational and technical education, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB7343?
- HB7343 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act.
- What does HB7343 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care.
- What is the status of HB7343?
- In committee as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556. (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7343?
- Max Miller (R, HD-OH-7), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7343?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7343
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