# 116-hr-7591: Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020

116-hr-7591, Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7591
- Congress: 116
- Title: Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-07-13
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020 This bill modifies foster care assistance programs, including extending payments for youth who stay in foster care up to age 21, extending supports to former foster youth transitioning to adulthood, and establishing workforce grants for current and former foster youth.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7644: Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7546: Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7545: Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act
- 116-hr-7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7543: HELP Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7591)

## Related
- [116-hr-7644: Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7644)
- [116-hr-7546: Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7546)
- [116-hr-7545: Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7545)
- [116-hr-7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7544)
- [116-hr-7543: HELP Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7543)
- [116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7499)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7591 (as of 2025-11-18).