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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 the foster care system.
Introduced: May 8, 2014
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May 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face.
Encourages Congress to implement policy to minimize the number of children entering the foster care system, to improve the lives of children in the foster care system, and to maximize the number of children exiting foster care to the protection of safe, loving, and permanent families.
Supports the designation of National Foster Care Month.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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