Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, 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.
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Latest Action · November 18, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This resolution expresses House support for National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, which are observed in November to raise awareness about children in foster care who need permanent families. The resolution highlights that approximately 108,000 children in the U.S. foster care system are currently waiting for adoptive families, with the average wait lasting nearly 35 months, and notes that over 85,000 children have found permanent homes through National Adoption Day events since the program began in 2000. The resolution aims to increase public awareness about adoption, correct misconceptions about the adoption process, and encourage Americans to consider adoption as a way to provide safety, permanency, and well-being for children. The measure does not contain new funding or create any programs, but instead serves as a statement of congressional support for adoption initiatives already in place through the Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations. The resolution was introduced by a bipartisan group of representatives in November 2024.
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