WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's foster youth aging out of the child welfare system will have more support and greater opportunities for success as they transition to adulthood and independence thanks to legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. With unanimous support, the House passed H.R. 7432, the Fostering the Future Act - legislation introduced by Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04). The bill modernizes theJohn H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood("Chafee"),delivering much-needed reforms to the program for the first t...