A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children waiting for adoption, 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 · Dec 2, 2020 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7189; text: CR S7182)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 2, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateDec 2, 2020
Summary
This resolution expresses support for National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day and encourages people to consider adoption.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 2, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Dec 2, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7189; text: CR S7182)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S7189Text printed S7182 | James M. Inhofe R-OK | Dec 2, 2020 |
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 Month and National Adoption Day by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children waiting for adoption, 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.
- Dec 2, 2020Agreed to Senate
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