# 116-hr-7042: Foster Youth and Driving Act

116-hr-7042, Foster Youth and Driving Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7042
- Congress: 116
- Title: Foster Youth and Driving Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foster Youth and Driving Act This bill expands state foster care and adoption assistance programs to provide driving preparation assistance to foster youth and related training for foster parents. The bill further directs assistance to states and tribal organizations for age-appropriate foster youth to, among other things, obtain automobile insurance, complete driver's education, obtain a driver's license, and purchase a vehicle.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2476: Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7042 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7042)

## Related
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5873)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2476: Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2476)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7042 (as of 2025-11-18).