CONNECT Act
Foster Care: Building Lifelong Support Networks
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill updates a federal program to help kids in foster care who are 14 or older. It focuses on helping them build and keep long-term relationships with mentors, family members, and friends who can support them as they grow up.
- The goal is to make sure young people leaving foster care are not isolated. By building a network of lifelong connections, they will have people to turn to for advice and help even after they are no longer in the government's care.
- The plan requires the government to create new rules and best practices for states. These rules will cover things like how to train mentors and how to help siblings stay connected to each other while they are in the system.
- Young people will also get more power to help plan their own futures. The bill ensures they receive written information about the services available to them and the specific steps being taken to find them a permanent home or family.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-642.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CONNECT Act
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