Currently making their way through the 119th Congress (2025-26) are the following bills which may affect transition aged youth with experience in foster care.
How to USE this Database:
Click the title of any bill in the first column to open/view the full record for that bill. Each record includes a bill summary and a description of how the bill impacts TAY with experience in foster care.
For easy filtering, the bills are categorized according to our Journey to Success framework, and further tagged by area of interest. The bills may be sorted by any of several available fields, including bill number, date of passage, lead sponsors, and more. To see additional fields, scroll to the right. To see additional bills, scroll down. To see bills from the previous session of Congress, click here.
Please reach out via email with questions or to discuss advocacy opportunities.
118th Congress Database:
Looking for past legislation? The database below includes records from the 118th Congress (2023-24), including bill summaries and a description of how each bill impacts TAY with experience in foster care.
We are grateful to Jenny Pokempner, policy director at Youth Law Center, for maintaining the bill information in this database. We also extend our thanks to Meridith Byrne Paulhus for developing and administering this database and the broader JTS website.