My bill, the CONNECT Act, helps foster youth build a network of support. These positive relationships are critical to the wellbeing of young people, especially foster youth.
In Congress, Gwen Moore will continue to advance legislation that helps foster youth build supportive relationships with adults.
Occurrences
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.
Evidence
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GovInfo records H.R. 7995 in the 119th Congress as introduced by Rep. Gwen Moore and Rep. Mike Carey, then reported with amendment on May 11, 2026. The bill's purpose is updating the Chafee foster care program around long-term relationships for youth success.
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GovInfo's Senate-referred text says H.R. 7432 passed the House on May 19, 2026 and was received in the Senate on May 20. Section 11 would help foster youth age 14 or older develop sustained supportive relationships with adults, mentors, and peers.
Assessments
Moore promised to continue advancing legislation to help foster youth build supportive adult relationships, not necessarily to secure final enactment. In the same congressional term, she directly introduced H.R. 7995, the CONNECT Act, focused on long-term supportive relationships for foster youth, and it was reported from committee. Its supportive-relationships language was also incorporated into H.R. 7432, which passed the House and was sent to the Senate in May 2026. That is concrete candidate-led legislative advancement matching the promise.