# 119-hr-7995: CONNECT Act

119-hr-7995, CONNECT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7995
- Congress: 119
- Title: CONNECT Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

This bill would amend the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program to help older foster youth build lasting relationships and take a clearer role in permanency planning. It centers on **lifelong connections and support networks** for youth who experienced foster care at age 14 or older. - Youth who experienced foster care at age 14 or older would get help developing and keeping sustained relationships with adults, kin, mentors, and peers. It would also support youth in exercising rights to participate in developing their permanency plan and to receive written information about available services and steps the agency is taking. - State and Tribal child welfare agencies would receive required guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services within 1 year after enactment. The guidance must include examples of services eligible for federal funding, standards for outreach, and protocols for documenting support and relationship-building in case plans. - The guidance would lay out best practices and minimum qualifications and training for mentors and peer supporters, and it would promote pre- and post-permanency peer support and referrals to appropriate programs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More support for older foster youth: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would change the Chafee foster care program to focus on lasting adult relationships. It would target youth who were in foster care at age 14 or older. The bill would add two statutory purposes: help those youth develop and maintain sustained relationships with adults, mentors,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7995 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7995)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
- [119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2253)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7995 (as of 2026-09-21).