HR10478-118

Introduced

To ensure that foster children are able to use their Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, and other assets and benefits to address their needs and improve their lives.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure that foster children are able to use their Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, and other assets and benefits to address their needs and improve their lives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Transportation, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD7FF1B00F3144528A4F9F0756581ACCE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Foster Youth Resources Act.
  • Section H30E8C0B751834E71B23DCDD267EDDD32: 2. Limitation on use for State costs of benefits paid to State or local government acting as a representative payee for a foster child Section 205(j)(9) of the...
  • Section H84DDD9478DB44BDBA75BF9135823B962: 3. Screening of foster children for eligibility for social security and supplemental security income benefits Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42...
  • Section HFFD78014AB6D47A6979E8FBE5C37A157: 4. Notice to attorney or guardian ad litem for foster child of determination to pay social security or supplemental security income benefits to representative...
  • Section H540292D5750741209673AF814CDD7DF5: 5. Management of assets and benefits for foster youth Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)), as amended by sections 2(c) and 3(a) of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure that foster children are able to use their Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, and other assets and benefits to address their needs and improve their lives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Transportation, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To ensure that foster children are able to use their Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, and other assets and benefits to address their needs and improve their lives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Transportation Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2024

Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Raskin) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

State & Local Government
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+2 positive -2 negative

State child welfare agencies

State child welfare agencies faces effects in multiple directions

General Public
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Foster children, Foster children (current and former)

Financial Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

ABLE account administrators

5/11
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Transportation Housing
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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