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HRES390Referred to Committee

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, or at risk of entering, the foster care system.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-06
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (532 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000400

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-05-06
  • Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)Original· 2025-05-06
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2025-05-06
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-05-06
  • Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)Original· 2025-05-06

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2025-05-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-05-06

Previously

  • Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-06

Plain-English Summary

This resolution designates National Foster Care Month to highlight the difficulties faced by children in the foster care system and calls on Congress to develop policies that better support these vulnerable children and those at risk of entering care. The measure aims to draw public attention to foster care challenges while encouraging lawmakers to consider legislative solutions that could improve outcomes for children in the system. It affects foster children, families involved in the child welfare system, and the agencies and organizations that work with them.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Families
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Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

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