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Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Aug 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Kinship Care Month and encourages Congress to work to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.

What's happening now August 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • SRES 323 Related bill A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".
  • HRES 1101 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of September 2020 as "National Kinship Care Month".
  • SRES 736 Related bill A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Kinship Care Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 17, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 17, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 17, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Sep 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 542: Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-542/
MLA
"H. Res. 542: Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-542/.
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H. Res. 542, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-542/.
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[H. Res. 542: Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-542/)
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