H.R. 7432 · 119th Congress · pending

Fostering the Future Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Latest official action 2026-05-20 · Referred

The bill, briefly

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 rate…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-11

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION

Registrant: EVEREST PEAK STRATEGY, LLC · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$10,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Advocacy and congressional engagement regarding bipartisan reforms to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood and related federal child-welfare policy, including the Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act (H.R. 7432) and related Chafee reform legislation. Activities included educating congressional offices, building bipartisan support, and advancing legislative consideration of policies affecting current and former foster youth.

Lobbyists named: NIKOLAS HUGHEY

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2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.

Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Darin LaHood

House · IL District 16 · Republican

$1,829,335PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Gwen Moore

House · WI District 4 · Democratic

$757,507PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Nicole Malliotakis

House · NY District 11 · Republican

$1,114,319PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Vern Buchanan

House · FL District 16 · Republican

$537,704PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

David Schweikert

House · AZ District 1 · Republican

$523,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Danny K. Davis

House · IL District 7 · Democratic

$25,001PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Michael Lawler

House · NY District 17 · Republican

$1,926,188PAC receipts · 2025–2026

6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$50,000

Darin LaHood · Sponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Nicole Malliotakis · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

David Schweikert · Cosponsor · $5,000

Michael Lawler · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION

Politicians behind the bill

Darin LaHood

Gwen Moore

Nicole Malliotakis

Vern Buchanan

David Schweikert

Danny K. Davis

Michael Lawler

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?