# 117-sres-218: A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

117-sres-218, A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2552; text: CR S2545-2546) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-sres-218
- Congress: 117
- Title: A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
- Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2552; text: CR S2545-2546)
- Introduced: 2021-05-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (D-PA), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] (R-MO), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-sres-218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/218)

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