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119-sres-600119th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Senator 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

Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

RI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    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

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    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

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    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

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    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

  • Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

    ME • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

    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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