What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to create a new grant program for state and local child services agencies to address the opioid crisis. The grants are specifically for supporting children, caregivers, and kinship families through workforce training, healthcare services, and foster/adoptive parent recruitment. It authorizes $255 million per year for six fiscal years (2028-2033) for the overall grant program, with 1% of that annual amount set aside for the new kinship and caregiver-focused activities.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 2 line items · $1.5B tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$1.53B
Sec. 2(c)
"Paragraph (1) of section 1003(j) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by inserting , and $255,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2033 after 2027 ."
→ State and local agencies with responsibility for children services
$15M
Sec. 2(d)
"Section 1003(j)(3)(B) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated, is amended— (1) by striking , and up to and inserting , up to ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end , and 1 percent of such amount for such fiscal year shall be made available to carry out subsection (b)(4)(F) ."
→ State and local agencies with responsibility for children services
Action Timeline
2025-11-21
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-11-21
Introduced in House
2025-11-21
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6283 pass?
HR.6283 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6283 do?
This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to create a new grant program for state and local child services agencies to address the opioid crisis. The grants are specifically for supporting children, caregivers, and kinship families through workforce training, healthcare services, and foster/adoptive parent recruitment. It authorizes $255 million per year for six fiscal years (2028-2033) for the overall grant program, with 1% of that annual amount set aside for the new kinship and caregiver-focused activities.
Who sponsored HR.6283?
HR.6283 was sponsored by Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington).
How much money does HR.6283 spend?
HR.6283 contains $1.5B in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 2 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6283 IH: Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6283 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2025 Ms. Strickland (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to support State and local agencies with responsibility for children services in their response to the opioid abuse crisis, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act or the FOSTER Act . 2. Opioid grants to support caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers (a) Opioid grants Section 1003(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Supporting opioid abuse prevention and treatment services within a State provided by State and local agencies for children and caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers through— (i) workforce recruitment and training; (ii) health care services (including such services described in subparagraph (D)); and (iii) foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training. . (b) Definitions Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term kinship care family means a family with a kinship caregiver. (2) The term kinship caregiver means a relative of a child by blood, marriage, or adoption, who— (A) lives with the child; (B) is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parent of the child is unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver of the child; and (C) has a legal relationship to the child or is raising the child informally. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Paragraph (1) of section 1003(j) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by inserting , and $255,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2033 after 2027 . (d) Set aside Section 1003(j)(3)(B) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated, is amended— (1) by striking , and up to and inserting , up to ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end , and 1 percent of such amount for such fiscal year shall be made available to carry out subsection (b)(4)(F) .
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