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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…

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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 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports designation of National Foster Care Month, and recognizes it as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children face in the foster care system.

What's happening now May 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 80
All 80 Democratic 59 Republican 8
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 11, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 4, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 4, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 4, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· May 4, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 4, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 4, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2017
Black, Diane
· May 4, 2017
Blum, Rod
· May 4, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 4, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 4, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 4, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 4, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 4, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 4, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 4, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 4, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 4, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 4, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 4, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· May 4, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 4, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · May 4, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 4, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 4, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 4, 2017
Granger, Kay
· May 4, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 4, 2017
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · May 4, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 4, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 4, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 4, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 4, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 4, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· May 4, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 4, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· May 4, 2017
Marino, Tom
· May 4, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 4, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 4, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 314: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-314/
MLA
"H. Res. 314: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-314/.
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H. Res. 314, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-314/.
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[H. Res. 314: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-314/)
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