Bill · S. 5096· Senate(119-S-5096)
Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act
- Introduced
- 7/23/2026
- Last activity
- 7/23/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act. It amends the Social Security Act to better support expectant and parenting youth who have spent time in foster care. The bill connects these young people with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. It requires states to certify that they have processes in place to provide these youth with information regarding home visiting and support services. It also allows states to use certain funds to provide tailored case management and resource coordination services. These changes take effect one year after the date of the enactment of the Act.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+5
The bill provides targeted resource coordination and case management specifically for young people in the foster care system who are becoming parents.
Would women be better off under this?+5
The bill specifically improves support for expectant and parenting youth by strengthening connections to maternal and infant home visiting programs.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill enhances access to healthcare through strengthened coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2: This provision amends the purpose of the program to connect foster youth in eligible families with evidence-based home visiting and support services. It also requires a state certification that participating youth are provided with information regarding these services, which helps young parents find the support they need.
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Section 3: This section updates the law so that states may use their funds to provide tailored case management and resource coordination services to youth who are expectant or parenting. This gives states a clear way to directly help young parents who have experienced foster care navigate the resources available to them.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There are no negative impacts explicitly mentioned in the text of the bill for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+5Good For Young Adults+5Good For Children+4Good For Low Income Households+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 7/23/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Raphael WarnockDemocrat · Georgia