Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need.

3.0.0 1185 2022-02-03T05:14:24Z 2022-02-03T05:14:24Z House H HRES 2008-05-08 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-08T14:02:10Z 2008-05-20 11:05:58 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 11:05:53 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4171-4172) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 11:05:53 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4171-4172) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-20 10:55:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1185. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 10:55:45 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4171-4173) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 10:54:53 Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2008-05-08 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-05-14 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2008-05-14 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-05-14 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2008-05-14 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2008-05-14 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-05-14 False M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2008-05-14 False D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2008-05-14 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2008-05-14 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2008-05-14 False Families Foster home care Parent and child Social Welfare Families

00 2008-05-08 Introduced in House 2008-05-14T15:32:53Z Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should work together to strengthen families and reduce the need of foster care placement for children.

Urges Congress to continue its commitment to providing critical assistance to children and families involved in the foster care system through part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs designed to help children reunite with their parents or find a loving and permanent home when they cannot return to their biological parents.

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81 2008-05-20 Passed House without amendment 2008-05-22T21:04:36Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that all Americans should work together to strengthen families and reduce the need of foster care placement for children.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the important contributions of Americans who serve as foster parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and family lives to children in need. Engrossed in House 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1185eh/xml/BILLS-110hres1185eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1185ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1185ih.xml 2008-05-20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 11:05:58 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.