A 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 encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Latest action · Nov 18, 2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8058-8060; text as passed Senate: CR S8081-8082)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 18, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateNov 18, 2015
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 both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
Recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family.
Encourages the people of the United States to consider adoption during the month of November and throughout the year.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Nov 18, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8058-8060; text as passed Senate: CR S8081-8082)
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 S8154 | Steve Daines R-MT | Nov 19, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8058–S8060Text printed S8081 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Roy Blunt R-MO | Nov 18, 2015 |
Related bills 4
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 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 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 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2015Agreed to Senate
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