BIPARTISAN FOSTER CARE MODERNIZATION LEGISLATION ADVANCES OUT OF WAYS AND MEANS AFTER FOSTER YOUTH AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP ADVOCACY

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Ways and Means Committee approved six pieces of legislation with strong bipartisan support that will modernize theJohn H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood("Chafee"), the nation's program exclusively for the 16,000 youth who age out of the foster care system each year.

Each of these bills have received endorsements from more than150 national, state, and local organizations. As a package, the reforms put a bipartisanfocus on improving state utilization of Chafee funds, strengthening coordination between child welfare agencies and federal housing programs, expanding access to educational ...