# 119-hr-7343: Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act

119-hr-7343, Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7343
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands access to education and workforce training for youth who experienced foster care.** The bill broadens who can use the section 477 program, lowers the earliest qualifying age, and lets the program pay for more kinds of education and training costs.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More education and job help for foster youth: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let youth who experienced foster care at age 14 or older access section 477 supports starting at age 14 in the specified provisions. The program would be allowed to pay costs for community colleges and other institutions of higher education, short-term Workforce Pell-elig…
- One-year delay before changes start: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would delay all of its amendments until one year after the date of enactment. Agencies and eligible youth would have to wait one year before the new rules and expanded supports apply.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-2891: IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7343 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7343)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-2891: IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2891)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7343 (as of 2026-09-21).