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Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Kinship Care Month".

Introduced: September 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 20, 2021
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 outcomes for kinship caregivers and their families.

What's happening now September 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 398 Related bill A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Kinship Care Month".
  • HRES 1384 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Kinship Care Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 20, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 20, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 20, 2021
Mullin, Markwayne
· Sep 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 659: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Kinship Care Month".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-659/
MLA
"H. Res. 659: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Kinship Care Month".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-659/.
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H. Res. 659, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-659/.
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[H. Res. 659: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Kinship Care Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-659/)
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