# 117-hres-381: 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.

117-hres-381, 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., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-381
- Congress: 117
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-381 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/381)

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- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-695)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-381 (as of 2026-10-15).