# 119-hconres-125: Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members.

119-hconres-125, Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-125
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**National Caregiving Youth Week** would be designated for November 9–15, 2026 to raise awareness of children under 18 who provide unpaid care for family members. The bill would urge schools, health professionals, higher education, and researchers to identify and support these young caregivers and to expand training and data collection. - Caregiving youth and families: Raises visibility for an estimated more than 6 million young caregivers who perform tasks from personal care to medication management, and notes that 34 percent care for more than one person. - Schools and educators: Encourages state education agencies, districts, and schools to use age-appropriate practices to identify caregiving youth and connect them with academic, mental health, and social supports. - Health training and research: Promotes adding caregiving youth content to professional training for nurses, physicians, social workers, and educators and calls for updated nationwide research to fill data gaps and guide policy. *This bill would not authorize new federal spending or create mandatory funding.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hconres-125 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/125)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-125 (as of 2026-10-31).