Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 7, 2026
What it does
The Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act would amend the Social Security Act to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount for foster youth from $5,000 to $12,000 and expand eligibility by allowing states to establish grace periods for continued participation in education or training programs under reasonable circumstances. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop model guidance for states in consultation with foster youth alumni and mandates that states make reasonable efforts to inform eligible youth about voucher benefits, including providing a simplified, user-tested, electronic application form. The bill also clarifies…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.