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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Media Advisory: First Lady Melania Trump Partners with Congress to Advance Landmark Legislation Protecting America’s Foster Care Children
Office of the First Lady
First Lady Melania Trump will join bipartisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advance her second major legislative initiative of this administration protecting America’s Foster Care children at a House Ways and Means Committee Roundtable Discussion on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Mrs. Trump is advancing the next phase of her legislative agenda to empower America’s children, following the enactment of the TAKE IT DOWN Act—now federal law with its first conviction already secured—and her Fostering the Future Executive Order.
First Lady Melania Trump and Congress are working to find solutions to a myriad of challenges that impact foster care individuals. These issues include barriers to education and educational advocacy, housing, employment opportunities, financial independence, and technology.
Read more about the legislation here.
WHAT: House Ways and Means Committee Roundtable Discussion
WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET
WHERE: Capitol Hill
WHO: Mrs. Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States
Congressman Jason Smith, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee (R-MO-08)
Congressman Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee (D-MA-01)
Additional Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
Youth Who Experienced Foster Care
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