# 119-hr-6283: FOSTER Act

119-hr-6283, FOSTER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6283
- Congress: 119
- Title: FOSTER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Dedicated federal funding for opioid prevention and treatment focused on children and kinship caregivers.** This bill would expand who counts as a caregiver and create a federal grant stream to help states and local agencies fund workforce recruitment and training, health care services, and foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More opioid help for kinship families: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would authorize $255 million each year from FY2028 to FY2033 for Section 1003 grants. States and local agencies would use the money for kids, caregivers, and kinship families affected by opioids. Each year, 1% would be reserved for the kinship-focused activities added by…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8041: Supporting VA Families Act
- 119-hr-2598: IDEA Full Funding Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6283)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-8041: Supporting VA Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8041)
- [119-hr-2598: IDEA Full Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2598)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6283 (as of 2026-09-21).