The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2026
HR 7432 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Darin LaHood (R)

Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act

Expands housing and education support for youth aging out of foster care up to age 26.

Tradeoff

Allows states to spend existing federal foster care funds on housing counseling, financial literacy, and education vouchers for former foster youth. No new funding is authorized by the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $89 million over 10 years (2026–2035).

The $89 million funds new and HUD guidance coordination, report preparation, and enables states to redirect existing Chafee program funds toward housing support services (security deposits, moving costs) for aging-out foster youth—a mix of federal administrative costs and state-administered assistance.

H.R. 7432, Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act · May 2026

Passed the House by on May 19, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 9, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Feb 9, 2026)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 40 - 0(Apr 29, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-643, Part I.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 19, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(May 20, 2026)