HRES 340 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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.

Introduced May 1, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Karen Bass D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 1, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 1, 2019
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Foster Care Month.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2019 to May 22, 2019, with 52 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 1, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 1, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2019Introduced in House
  2. May 1, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 226A resolution 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.Related billMay 23, 2019
SRES 598A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.Related billMay 21, 2020
HRES 966Recognizing 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.Identical billMay 13, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. May 1, 2019Introduced in House

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