119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jun 16, 2026
S. 4797In Committee
A bill to require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for successful Transition to Adulthood to support access to legal services and counseling.
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jun 16, 2026
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.
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Jun 16
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 16
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Jun 16
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 16
Introduced in Senate
All 1 cosponsor
1 Democrat · 0 Republicans
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