In Congress, Gwen Moore will work to ensure that youth leaving foster care have a safe, secure place to call home by expanding housing support and state flexibility for foster youth.

I’m working to ensure that youth leaving the foster care system have a safe, secure place to call home, so they can lead successful lives as adults. My legislation would give states the much-needed flexibility to help foster youth pay for security deposits and utility connection fees, among other critical supports.

Moore commits to advancing foster youth housing support, including helping states cover housing-related costs for youth exiting foster care.

Ways and Means Committee Advances Congresswoman Moore’s Foster Youth Legislation | U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore
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Her bipartisan bills would make housing more accessible for foster youth and strengthen the Chafee program, the major federal program providing services to young people who are currently in or previously experienced foster care, providing support to them as they transition to adulthood.

Moore restates her commitment to improve housing access and support services for foster youth through the legislation she is advancing.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds House Passage of her Foster Youth Bills | U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7432 as passed by the House on May 19, 2026, then received, read twice, and referred to the Senate Finance Committee on May 20, 2026. The Senate-referred text would add access to housing for foster youth age 18 or older to Chafee purposes, allow states to use Chafee allotments for housing supportive services such as deposits, utility fees, and moving costs, exclude those supports from the room-and-board cap, allow supports through age 26 for eligible youth, and require HHS/HUD joint guidance on child welfare and housing program coordination.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The strongest current official record shows concrete House-passed legislation matching the commitment's housing-support and state-flexibility terms, but also shows the measure still pending in the Senate rather than enacted. Recency search for the 2026-08-22 to 2026-08-24 lookback found no newer official action superseding the May 20 Senate referral.

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H.R. 7432 (RFS) - Fostering the Future Act
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Rep. Moore's office stated that the House passed H.R. 7432, the Fostering the Future Act, on May 19, 2026, and that it included two Moore bills: the Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act and CONNECT Act. The release says the bipartisan bills would make housing more accessible for foster youth and strengthen the Chafee program, while Moore called House passage a first step and said she looked forward to the legislation becoming law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This official member-office source ties Moore personally to the relevant provisions and confirms a significant legislative milestone. Her own statement frames the result as not yet complete, supporting partial delivery with substantial effort rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds House Passage of her Foster Youth Bills | U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore
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