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A resolution 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 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2957)
May 13, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 improve the lives of children in the foster care system and 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.

What's happening now May 13, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2957)

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