[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 86 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 86

       Designating March 1, 2007, as ``Siblings Connection Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2007

Mr. Salazar (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, 
and Mr. Inouye) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           February 28, 2007

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating March 1, 2007, as ``Siblings Connection Day''.

Whereas sibling relationships are among the longest-lasting and most significant 
        relationships in life;
Whereas brothers and sisters share history, memories, and traditions that bind 
        them together as family;
Whereas it is estimated that over 65 percent of children in foster care have 
        siblings, many of whom are separated when placed in the foster care 
        system, adopted, or confronted with different kinship placements;
Whereas children in foster care are at greater risk than their peers of having 
        emotional disturbances, problems in school, and difficulties with 
        relationships later in life;
Whereas the separation of siblings while children causes additional grief and 
        loss;
Whereas organizations and private volunteer efforts exist that advocate for 
        preserving sibling relationships in foster care settings and that give 
        siblings in foster care the opportunity to reunite;
Whereas Camp to Belong, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by Lynn Price, 
        heightens public awareness of the need to preserve sibling relationships 
        in foster care settings and gives siblings in foster care the 
        opportunity to be reunited; and
Whereas Camp to Belong has reunited over 2,000 separated siblings across the 
        United States, the United States Virgin Islands, and Canada: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates March 1, 2007, as ``Siblings Connection 
        Day'';
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to celebrate 
        sibling relationships on Siblings Connection Day; and
            (3) supports efforts to respect and preserve sibling 
        relationships that are at risk of being disrupted by the 
        placement of children in the foster care system.
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