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SRES 226 116th Congress Senate

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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Official title: 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 23, 2019 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2019
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)
May 23, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)
May 23, 2019
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 Latest action May 23, 2019

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Foster Care Month and for the designation of May 31, 2019, as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day.

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 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 9 Independent 1
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 23, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 23, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 23, 2019
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 23, 2019
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 23, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 23, 2019
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 23, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 23, 2019
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 23, 2019
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 23, 2019
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 23, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 23, 2019
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 23, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 23, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 23, 2019
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 23, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · May 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 226: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-226/
MLA
"S. Res. 226: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-226/.
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S. Res. 226, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-226/.
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[S. Res. 226: 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/116-SRES-226/)
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