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, or at risk of entering, the foster care system.

HRES 349 is a symbolic resolution recognizing May as National Foster Care Month. It does not create new laws or change existing policies; instead, it encourages Congress to implement policies improving outcomes for children in foster care. The resolution highlights challenges like prolonged foster care stays, educational instability, and aging-out youth, while urging support for prevention services, family reunification, and permanent placements. It reaffirms existing federal programs under the Social Security Act but has no binding effect on legislative action.