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HJRES 540 101th Congress House Families Commemorations Foster home care Special months

Designating the month of May 1990 as "National Foster Care Month".

Introduced: April 3, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of May 1990 as National Foster Care Month.

What's happening now April 10, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 9, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 25, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 1990
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 23, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 540: Designating the month of May 1990 as "National Foster Care Month".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-540/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 540: Designating the month of May 1990 as "National Foster Care Month".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-540/.
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H.J. Res. 540, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-540/.
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