A 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.
Latest action · May 16, 2022 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516; text: CR S2521-2522)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 16, 2022
- Agreed to in SenateMay 16, 2022
Summary
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Foster Care Month.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 16, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 16, 2022 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | May 16, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2022Introduced in Senate
- May 16, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516; text: CR S2521-2522)
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 S2741 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | May 26, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2516Text printed S2521 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | May 16, 2022 |
Related bills 2
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 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2022Agreed to Senate
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