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H.R. 2069: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018

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H.R. 2069: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 800.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 800. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018

Plain summary

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months. Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for homelessness. The bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to give preference for rural rental assistance to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk of homelessness.

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Official text

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2069, Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018 (2018-09-11)

Cosponsors on this site

J. French Hill (R-AR), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Don Bacon (R-NE), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2069 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115