HRES 538 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

Introduced Nov 19, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 19, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 19, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2015 to Dec 7, 2015, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-WIMark PocanOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 19, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyDec 7, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 19, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Nov 19, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 315A resolution expressing support for the goals of both 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 encouragingRelated billNov 18, 2015
HRES 530Expressing 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 ofRelated billNov 17, 2015
SRES 622A 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 theRelated billNov 29, 2016
HRES 929Expressing 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 ofRelated billNov 17, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

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  1. Nov 19, 2015Introduced in House

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