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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5096 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5096

To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for 
   expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by 
    strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early 
        Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2026

 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                               on Finance

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for 
   expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by 
    strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early 
        Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Expectant and Parenting 
Foster Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING EXPECTANT AND PARENTING YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES 
              PROVIDED THROUGH THE MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY 
              CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 477(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
677(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) to connect foster youth in eligible families (as such 
        term is defined in section 511(l)) who receive services under 
        this part with evidence-based home visiting and support 
        services provided under section 511.''.
    (b) Applications.--Section 477(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
677(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(L) A certification by the chief executive 
                officer of the State that the State has processes in 
                place to ensure that a youth participating in the 
                program under this section who is in an eligible family 
                (as such term is defined in section 511(l)) is provided 
                with information regarding evidence-based home visiting 
                and support services provided in the State under 
                section 511.''.

SEC. 3. TAILORED CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR 
              PARENTING AND EXPECTANT YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER 
              CARE.

    Section 477(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(d)(1)) 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--A State to which an amount is paid from 
        its allotment under subsection (c)(1) may use the amount--
                    ``(A) to provide tailored case management and 
                resource coordination services to youth otherwise 
                eligible for services under the State program under 
                this section who are expectant or parenting; or
                    ``(B) in any manner that is reasonably calculated 
                to accomplish the purposes of this section.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that 
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
to payments under section 477 of the Social Security Act pursuant to 
plans approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on or 
after such date.
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Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act

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