S 7778 — Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve federal benefits on behalf of children placed in foster care
Congress · introduced 2025-05-06
Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve retirement, survivors and disability insurance, supplemental security income, veterans' or any other federal social security benefits on behalf of children placed in foster care; provides for responsibilities of local commissioners of social services appointed to serve as the representative payee for a child; provides for technical assistance and financial literacy for foster children; makes related provisions.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Jabari Brisport (—, NY-25) — sponsor · 2025-05-06
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
- · senate — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK | lobbies_on_bill | — | ny_lobbying | |
| 2025-05-06 | Jabari Brisport | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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Legislation
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- Jabari Brisport · sponsor · 2025-05-06
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Brisport (—, state_upper NY-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK · ny_lobbying
- 2025-05-06 · sponsored by Jabari Brisport (sponsor) · sponsorship