WAYS & MEANS MEMBERS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE THE CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Members have introduced legislation to modernize the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee") to improve outcomes for youth aging out of foster care by creating stronger connections to housing, education and training programs, and other critical supports. The Chafee program provides support to foster youth and former foster youth, ages 14 to 21, as they transition to adulthood and independence.

In January 2025, the Government Accountability Office published a report highlighting how states were returning millions of dollars in unused Chafee program fund...