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.
HRES 875 is a symbolic House resolution expressing support for National Adoption Day (November 18, 2023) and National Adoption Month (November). It does not create new laws or policies but formally encourages the public to consider adoption and recognizes the importance of permanent families for children in foster care. The resolution highlights that approximately 114,000 children in the U.S. foster system await adoption and emphasizes the goal of securing safety and permanency for all children. It urges Americans to support adoption efforts during November and throughout the year. This resolution has no direct legal effect on adoption processes or funding.
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Introduced Nov 17, 2023
Last action Nov 17, 2023
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Nov 17, 2023
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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
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Robert B. Aderholt
RRepublican
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
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Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
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Ben Cline
RRepublican
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Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
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Cory Mills
RRepublican
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