# 119-sres-600: A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".

119-sres-600, A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-600
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/600)

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