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H.Res. 1185 · 110th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need.

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JMD McDermottSponsor
11 cosponsors · 8 D, 3 R
JPR Porter MBR Bachmann JCD Cooper DCD Cardoza RDD DeLauro ADD Davis CFD Fattah JLD Lewis KMD Meek PSD Stark JWR Weller

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced May 8, 2008
  2. House Passed May 20, 2008

Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should work together to strengthen families and reduce the need of foster care placement for children.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 20, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should work together to strengthen families and reduce the need of foster care placement for children.

Urges Congress to continue its commitment to providing critical assistance to children and families involved in the foster care system through part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs designed to help children reunite with their parents or find a loving and permanent home when they cannot return to their biological parents.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need.

Latest action (May 20, 2008): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: May 8, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 8, 2008
  2. House Passed May 20, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.