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H.Res. 577 · 113th Congress

Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children…

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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.

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115 cosponsors · 100 D, 15 R
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100 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 8, 2014

Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face.

Encourages Congress to implement policy to minimize the number of children entering the foster care system, to improve the lives of children in the foster care system, and to maximize the number of children exiting foster care to the protection of safe, loving, and permanent families.

Supports the designation of National Foster Care Month.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (May 8, 2014): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: May 8, 2014

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

No recorded floor vote found.