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H.Res. 391 · 111th Congress

Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month" and acknowledging that the House of Representatives should…

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Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month" and acknowledging that the House of Representatives should continue to work to improve the Nation's foster care system.

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JMD McDermottSponsor
10 cosponsors · 8 D, 2 R
JLR Linder EBD Blumenauer SBD Berkley KCR Calvert JCD Cooper JCD Crowley DDD Davis ADD Davis JLD Lewis KMD Meek

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

  1. House Introduced Apr 30, 2009
  2. House Passed May 6, 2009

Acknowledges the needs of children in the foster care system.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 6, 2009

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

Supports the designation of a National Foster Care Month.

Acknowledges the needs of children in the foster care system.

Honors the commitment and dedication of those individuals who work tirelessly to provide assistance and services to children in the foster care system.

Recognizes the need to continue work to improve outcomes of all children in the foster care system through the title IV program in the Social Security Act and other programs designed to: (1) help children in the foster care system reunite with their biological parents; and (2) find them a permanent, safe, and loving home when they are unable to 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: Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month" and acknowledging that the House of Representatives should continue to work to improve the Nation's foster care system.

Latest action (May 6, 2009): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 30, 2009

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

  1. House Introduced Apr 30, 2009
  2. House Passed May 6, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.