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S 4854 - 119

Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Bill Text Stats

7
Analyzed sections
N/A
Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
2
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 0.0%
Agency 4
Deadline 2
Amendments 1
Benefits 1
Statutory Reference 1
Studies 1

Top agencies

Secretary of Health and Human Services 1
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary 1
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 1
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the 1

Statutory references

42 U.S.C. 677 1

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Timeline

Jun 23, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jun 23, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Housing and real estate
20 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 84%

Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development secretary of health and human services and the secretary of housing and urban development

partment of Health and Human Services to lead development of the joint guidance in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary of health and human services shall designate an official of the department of he

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the secretary of housing and urban development shall submit to the

Healthcare
16 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 82%

Secretary of Health and Human Services secretary of health and human services

Secretary of Health and Human Services secretary of health and human services

Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary secretary of health and human services and the secretary

Finance and banking
5 evidence matches
Impact 96% Confidence 82%

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives secretary of housing and urban development shall submit to the committee on w

ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Repres

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives using and Urban Development. 4. Report to Congress Within 3 years after the d

Technology and data privacy
1 evidence matches
Impact 76% Confidence 70%

mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that sets forth— (1) aggregate data on the number of eligible youth w

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Agency sample by amount

Where the local sample is concentrated

$194.0B
Department of Health and Human Services $146.2B
569 sampled awards
Department of Housing and Urban Development $47.9B
927 sampled awards

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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $18.8B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $17.6B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $17.5B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $16.2B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $16.1B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA $2.3B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services

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Agency spending context

Department of Health and Human Services

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Health and Human Services
Sampled awards569
Award amount in local sample$146,150,587,987
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Department of Housing and Urban Development

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the
Sampled awards927
Award amount in local sample$47,888,035,502
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grants · B-25-UU-15-0001

COUNTY OF MAUI

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Award amount
$1,639,381,000

PURPOSE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY (CDBG-DR) AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) GRANT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS AND ALLOCATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF CDBG-DR FUNDS IS TO REBUILD DISASTER-IMPACTED AREAS AND PROVIDE CRUCIAL SEED MONEY TO START THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY PROCESS. THESE FLEXIBLE GRANTS HELP CITIES, COUNTIES, INDIAN TRIBES, AND STATES RECOVER FROM PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-INCOME AREAS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. SINCE CDBG-DR ASSISTANCE MAY FUND A BROAD RANGE OF RECOVERY ACTIVITIES, HUD CAN HELP COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT RECOVER DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVE CDBG-DR AND CDBG-MIT FUNDS FROM HUD TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES RECOVERING FROM A PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER. HUD ALLOCATES FUNDS BASED ON THE UNMET RECOVERY NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. HUD ISSUES AN ALLOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE LIST OF GRANTEES, ALLOCATIONS, AND ANY WAIVERS AND ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS. GRANTEES MAY USE THE FUNDS FOR DISASTER RELATED LONG-TERM RECOVERY, RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. ALL CDBG-DR AND CDBG-MIT ACTIVITIES MUST CLEARLY ADDRESS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPACT OF THE DISASTER IN A PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED AREA FOR THE COVERED DISASTER. EACH GRANTEE MUST DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN THAT OUTLINES HOW THE GRANTEE PLANS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO A COMBINATION OF RECOVERY PROGRAMS. EACH GRANTEE MUST MAKE THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE PLAN TO HUD FOR REVIEW. ONCE APPROVED, THE ACTION PLAN SERVES AS THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE GRANTEE’S CDBG-DR PROGRAM. THE ACTION PLAN PROCESS IS OUTLINED IN THE APPLICABLE ALLOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: CDBG-DR FUNDS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LONG-TERM DISASTER RECOVERY FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: CDBG-DR FUNDS ARE INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS PER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. CDBG-DR IS THE ONLY FEDERAL DISASTER RESOURCE THAT PRIORITIZES LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME MEANS A FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME LESS THAN THE SECTION 8 LOW INCOME LIMIT, WHICH IS GENERALLY 80 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. MOST ALLOCATIONS OF CDBG-DR AND CDBG-MIT FUNDS REQUIRE GRANTEES USE 70 PERCENT OF THE GRANT FUNDS TO BENEFIT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, HOWEVER GRANTEES MUST REVIEW THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE GOVERNING THE FUNDS TO CONFIRM THE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH GRANT. OVERALL, CDBG-DR FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND/OR BUSINESSES SITUATED IN THE MOST IMPACTED AND DISTRESSED AREAS AFFECTED BY A PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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Summary

00 Introduced in Senate Jul 27, 2026

Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act This bill expands states' permissible uses of federal funds under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program) to include supportive housing services. The Chafee program is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Children's Bureau and provides funding to support youth and young adults who are in, or were formerly in, foster care with their transition to adulthood. The program is funded through formula grants awarded to child welfare agencies in states, certain territories, and participating tribes. The bill allows states to use such funds to provide supportive services (e.g., financial counseling) for youth up to the age of 26 who are seeking to obtain or retain housing and who have experienced foster care and receive assistance under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 Family Unification Program. Additionally, HHS and HUD must jointly develop and issue guidance to state public child welfare agencies and public housing authorities to improve alignment and coordination of housing supportive services. HHS, in consultation with HUD, also must report information about foster youth who are receiving federal housing assistance and the outcomes for such youth, including the extent to which such youth are able to access stable housing and the rates of homelessness. The report must include findings from any evaluations of state programs and recommendations for improving coordination between public child welfare agencies and federal housing programs.

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