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Melania Trump Pushes Foster-Care Bill to White House

7/4/2026

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  • Melania Trump set a private August deadline for the foster-care bill, which passed the House unanimously but was stalled in a Senate committee, to reach U.S. President Donald Trump’s desk, Rep. Jason Smith said.
  • Rep. Danny Davis said Melania Trump’s involvement made lawmakers feel good and helped move the agenda forward.
  • Melania Trump maintains a deliberately limited public presence, using occasional Capitol Hill visits to advance her own policy priorities.