# 118-hres-509: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster care system.

118-hres-509, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster care system., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-509
- Congress: 118
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster care system.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2023-06-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster care system.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-509 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/509)

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