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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".

Introduced: September 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Sep 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the designation of National Kinship Care Month. Honors the commitment and dedication of kinship caregivers and advocates. Encourages Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.

What's happening now September 21, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • SRES 637 Related bill A resolution designating September 2018 as "National Kinship Care Month".
  • HRES 1093 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of September 2018 as "National Kinship Care Month".
  • SRES 264 Related bill A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 27
D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 21, 2017
Black, Diane
· Sep 21, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Sep 21, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Sep 21, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 21, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 531: Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-531/
MLA
"H. Res. 531: Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-531/.
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H. Res. 531, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-531/.
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[H. Res. 531: Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-531/)
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