119th (2025–2027)
S.Res. 513
This resolution designates November 22, 2025, as National Adoption Day and November 2025 as National Adoption Month to raise awareness about adoption and children waiting for families. The legislation aims to celebrate families formed through adoption while encouraging Americans to consider adopting children, particularly those in foster care. According to the resolution, there are currently 328,947 children in the U.S. foster care system, with approximately 70,421 having adoption as their permanency plan, and many wait nearly three years before being adopted. The resolution notes that over 85,000 children have found permanent families on National Adoption Day since it began in 2000. This is a symbolic resolution that requires no funding and simply establishes these awareness designations to promote adoption and support for children needing permanent homes.