SRES600119th Congress

A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".

Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Passed Senate

Summary

National Mentoring Month is recognized in January 2026 to raise awareness, recruit new mentors, and encourage institutions to make quality mentoring part of policies and programs. The resolution describes mentoring as improving life and social skills, self-esteem, school performance, college access, career exploration, and youth leadership. It emphasizes mentoring for underserved youth, including Alaska Native and American Indian young people, and notes about 40 percent of youth lack a mentor, roughly 1.8 million. Volunteer mentors report 70 percent find mentoring highly satisfying, 80 percent plan to continue, and 76 percent recommend it.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

RI • D

Cosponsors

  • Markwayne Mullin

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Richard Blumenthal

    CT • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Tammy Duckworth

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Angus King

    ME • I

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Amy Klobuchar

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Jacky Rosen

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Chris Van Hollen

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Susan Collins

    ME • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Dan Sullivan

    AK • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Steve Daines

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Katie Britt

    AL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

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