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Robert Aderholt (R-AL)

Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

H.Res. 855 · House resolution Families

A Republican resolution with 19 Democratic cosponsors · See all 50 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. It highlights that there are hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. foster care system, with tens of thousands waiting for families to adopt them. The text points out that many children wait nearly three years in foster care, and thousands risk aging out of the system without a permanent home. It notes that the Children's Bureau supports programs to eliminate barriers to adoption. Finally, the House of Representatives resolves to support these adoption goals, recognize that every child needs a permanent family, and encourage people to consider adoption.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Would children be better off under this?

    The resolution directly supports foster children by promoting national awareness to help them find permanent, loving families.

  • Scored +5

    Is this likely to reduce homelessness?

    The resolution promotes adoption awareness and permanency for foster children, helping to secure stable homes for youth who might otherwise age out of the system.

  • Scored +3

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The resolution encourages adoption awareness that can assist older foster youth at risk of aging out of the system.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.