# 119-s-5096: Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act

119-s-5096, Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5096
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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 and targeted supports.** This bill would link youth in eligible foster families to programs under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) and expand how States may use section 477 funds to support those youth. - Expectant and parenting foster youth: Would be connected to evidence-based home visiting and related support services under section 511 and could receive tailored case management and resource coordination funded from a State's section 477 allotment. - States: Would have to certify that they have processes to provide participating foster youth with information about the State's evidence-based home visiting and support services under section 511. - Program timing and scope: The changes would take effect one year after enactment and apply to section 477 payments under plans approved by the Department of Health and Human Services on or after that date.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More support for parenting foster youth: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would let States use funds under the foster-youth support program to pay for tailored case management and resource coordination for expectant or parenting youth who are eligible for those services. It would also require States to connect foster youth in eligible families with…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5096 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5096)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2651: ROAD to Housing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2651)
- [119-s-2709: Telehealth Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2709)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5096 (as of 2026-09-30).