# 114-hr-3160: Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015

114-hr-3160, Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3160
- Congress: 114
- Title: Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Introduced: 2015-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23 if: the state has elected to extend the eligibility for foster care to all children up to age 21, or the responsible state agency uses state or other funds not provided under the Program to provide assistance and services comparable to those such youths would receive if the state had made such an election

## Cosponsors (34)

- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3160 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3160)

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