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 855 is a non-binding House resolution expressing support for National Adoption Day (November 22, 2025) and National Adoption Month (November). It promotes awareness about children in foster care awaiting adoption - highlighting that 49,994 U.S. children were waiting for adoptive families in 2023 - and encourages the public to consider adoption. The resolution recognizes that every child deserves a permanent, loving family and urges Americans to support this goal throughout November and the year. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new laws or policies.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 4, 2025
Last action Nov 4, 2025
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Nov 4, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Robert B. Aderholt
RRepublican
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Adrian Smith
RRepublican
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Angie Craig
DDemocratic
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Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
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Brad Finstad
RRepublican
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Cory Mills
RRepublican
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