# 117-hr-7210: Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

117-hr-7210, Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7210
- Congress: 117
- Title: Find and Protect Foster Youth Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Find and Protect Foster Youth Act This bill requires the Office of the Administration for Children & Families to evaluate the protocols that states have developed to comply with the reporting requirements for locating a child missing from foster care. Additionally, the administration, through the Children's Bureau, must provide states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia with information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance relating to eliminating identified obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and providing such children and youth with effective services.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7210 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7210)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7210 (as of 2025-11-18).