{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sens-scott-warnock-introduce-bill-to-support-expectant-and-parenting-youth-with-past-experience-in-foster-care/", "Sens. Scott, Warnock introduce bill to support expectant and parenting youth with past experience in foster care", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act to provide young parents who have experienced the foster care system with the necessary resources that allow for healthy pregnancies, stable parenting, and successful transitions into adulthood.\n\nThis legislation aims to strengthen families, expand opportunity, and support vulnerable children and youth by supporting evidence-based services, case management, and resource coordination.\n\n\u201cEvery child deserves the key to opportunity no matter his or her walk of life,\u201d said Sen. Scott. \u201cI am proud to introduce the Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act, which ensures young parents from the foster care system can create stable homes for themselves and their children. By investing in these young parents and providing them with ample resources, we are strengthening families, investing in America\u2019s future, and ensuring the door to opportunity remains open for all.\u201d\n\n\u201cToo many vulnerable youth in our foster care system are forced to contend with early parenthood while facing the complexities of the foster care system,\u201d said Sen. Rev. Warnock. \u201cThat is why I am proud to partner with Senator Scott on this crucial bill. Together, we are putting foster youth front and center by expanding access to the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program through Chafee and providing the resources they and their children need to build brighter, more secure futures.\u201d\n\nTo reach its goals, the legislation would strengthen the coordination between the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services\u2019 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV).\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Chafee Program provides support for children aging out of the foster care system by supporting education, employment, housing, and family-related needs.\n\nMIECHV supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for pregnant women, new parents, and families with young children.\n\nThis bill would require states to have processes in place to provide eligible foster youth who are expecting or parenting information about services that can improve maternal health, child development, parenting skills, and long-term family stability.\n\nThis bill was included in the Fostering the Future Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nThe Congressional Budget Office does not expect this bill to affect the federal budget.", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sens-scott-warnock-introduce-bill-to-support-expectant-and-parenting-youth-with-past-experience-in-foster-care/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9289330337196589, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}