SRES 156
115th Congress
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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…
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May 22, 2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2017
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3072-3073)
May 22, 2017
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3072-3073)
May 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2777-2778)
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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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.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 156: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-156/
"S. Res. 156: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-156/.
S. Res. 156, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-156/.
[S. Res. 156: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-156/)