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HRES 263 110th Congress House

Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.

Introduced: April 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
May 15, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 15, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4982)
May 15, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4982)
May 15, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 263.
May 15, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4982-4985)
May 15, 2007
Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Apr 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 23, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 29, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that, in recognition of National Foster Care Month, and in order to improve the foster care system throughout the United States, it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should ensure that improving the foster care system remains a top priority for both Congress and the Nation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 16, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 263: Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-263/
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"H. Res. 263: Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-263/.
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H. Res. 263, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-263/.
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[H. Res. 263: Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-263/)
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