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.
Sponsored By: Senator Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Passed Senate
Summary
Raising public awareness and urging policy action to improve outcomes for children in foster care. The resolution designates May 2025 as National Foster Care Month and May 31, 2025 as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day while laying out priorities to address challenges in the foster system and asking Congress to pursue improvements.
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- Foster youth: Highlights about 368,530 children in foster care and notes roughly 18,538 youths aged out in 2022 without a permanent adult, calling attention to risks like unstable housing and gaps in health care and education.
- Families and prevention: Urges more investment in prevention and reunification services to reduce entries and re-entries into foster care.
- Foster parents and relatives: Recognizes foster parents as a primary source of permanent homes and flags that some relative caregivers receive less financial help and support services than nonrelative foster caregivers.
- Child welfare workforce: Honors social workers and notes average annual turnover between 20 and 40 percent driven by heavy caseloads and limited resources.
- Adoption and permanency: Encourages promoting adoption when reunification is not in a child’s best interest and notes about 108,877 youths awaited adoption at the end of 2022.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
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