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119-sres-737119th Congress

A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

Sponsored By: Senator Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Passed Senate

Summary

Improving outcomes for children in foster care is the resolution's central aim. It designates May 2026 as National Foster Care Month and May 31, 2026 as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day and urges policies to strengthen safety, permanency, family support, and transitions to adulthood.

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  • Families: Calls for more investment in prevention and reunification services to help keep children safely at home or return them when it is in the child's best interest.
  • Children in foster care: Notes about 331,747 children in foster care and that roughly 75 percent experience an unscheduled school change in a school year.
  • Youth aging out: Flags about 15,030 youths who aged out in 2025 without a legal permanent connection and the risks they face finding housing, health coverage, higher education, and employment.
  • Foster and kinship caregivers: Recognizes foster parents as front-line caregivers and that relatives often provide more stable placements but sometimes receive less financial support and services than non-relative foster caregivers.
  • Health and treatment: Highlights that about 30 percent of children in foster care take at least one antipsychotic medication and about 34 percent of those lack adequate treatment planning or monitoring.
  • Child welfare workforce: Points to high turnover for child welfare workers, ranging from 23 percent to 60 percent annually because of heavy caseloads and limited resources.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 5/18/2026

Roll Call Votes

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