A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Latest action · Nov 16, 2011 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7605)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedOct 20, 2011
- Agreed to in SenateNov 16, 2011
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
Recognizes that every child in foster care should have a permanent and loving family.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 20, 2011 to Nov 16, 2011; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Oct 20, 2011 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Nov 8, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Nov 16, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2011Discharged Nov 16, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2011Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7605-7608)
- Nov 16, 2011Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7605-7608)
- Nov 16, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7605)
- Oct 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Oct 20, 2011Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6879)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7605–S7607Text printed S7605 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Senate | Text printed S6879 | — | Oct 20, 2011 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2011Agreed to Senate
- Oct 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
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