Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
Latest action · May 7, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 7, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face.
Encourages Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Supports the designation of National Foster Care Month.
Cosponsors 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2013 to Jul 22, 2013; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Gloria Negrete McLeod | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 13, 2013 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 13, 2013 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 13, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 13, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 5, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 22, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 7, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2013Introduced in House
- May 7, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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
- Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2013Introduced in House
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