House Bill 5469
117th Congress(2021-2022)
FOSTER Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 30, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5469
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act or the FOSTER Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands the scope of grants available for states and Indian tribes to address the opioid crisis. Specifically, the bill allows the use of grant funds for workforce recruitment and training, health care services, and foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training to support opioid abuse prevention and treatment services for children and caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers.
September 30, 2021
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10/01/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/30/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
09/30/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 5:36:17 AM