# 119-hr-7655: Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act

119-hr-7655, Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7655
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Connect expectant and parenting foster youth with evidence-based home visiting.** This bill would amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to strengthen coordination between the SSA home visiting program and services under section 511 and to expand how states can use section 477 funds.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More support for parenting foster youth: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require State section 477 programs to connect foster youth in eligible families with evidence-based home visiting services under section 511. States would be able to use their section 477 allotments to pay for tailored case management and resource coordination for expecta…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-7655 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7655)

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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7655 (as of 2026-09-30).