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119th Congress · S. 2077 · Introduced

Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill modifies provisions relating to the coverage of former foster youths under Medicaid. Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youths until the age of 26 if the youths were in a state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in a state's Medicaid program while in foster care. The bill requires state Medicaid programs to also cover former foster youths who were placed in a legal guardianship with a kinship caregiver or were emancipated from foster care before the age of 18. The bill repeals the provision that requires former foster youths to have been enrolled in a state Medicaid program while in foster care in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage until the age of 26. The bill also requires states to establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youths.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · [D-VT] · W000800
    Dem-VT current · 9 terms · @PeterWelch · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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none

Committee memberships (13)

  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1

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District offices (1)

  • 199 Main St., 4th Floor, Burlington, VT, 05401 · 802-863-2525 · fax 202-228-7575 · 44.475563,-73.211276

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (6)

  • Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] · [D-MD] · A000382 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-12 · original
    Dem-MD current · 1 term · 1 district office
  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · [D-MN] · K000367 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-12 · original
    Dem-MN current · 4 terms · @SenAmyKlobuchar · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-12 · original
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · [D-OR] · W000779 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-12 · original
    Dem-OR current · 14 terms · @RonWyden · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · [D-NV] · R000608 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-12 · original
    Dem-NV current · 3 terms · @SenJackyRosen · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · [D-CA] · P000145 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-17
    Dem-CA current · 3 terms · @SenAlexPadilla · 5 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Finance Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-06-12T19:27:55ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-06-12IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2025-06-12IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-06-26T06:53:19Z
    Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-06-26T06:53:18Z
    Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-06-26T06:48:22Z
    A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

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Summaries

00 · 2025-06-12 · Introduced in Senate

Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill modifies provisions relating to the coverage of former foster youths under Medicaid.

Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youths until the age of 26 if the youths were in a state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in a state's Medicaid program while in foster care. The bill requires state Medicaid programs to also cover former foster youths who were placed in a legal guardianship with a kinship caregiver or were emancipated from foster care before the age of 18. The bill repeals the provision that requires former foster youths to have been enrolled in a state Medicaid program while in foster care in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage until the age of 26.

The bill also requires states to establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youths.

Related bills

  • HR 10677 (119) Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
    Latest: 2026-10-01 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

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Laws

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