[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 206 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 464--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GOALS OF NATIONAL 
    ADOPTION MONTH AND NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY BY PROMOTING NATIONAL 
     AWARENESS OF ADOPTION AND THE CHILDREN WAITING FOR ADOPTION, 
CELEBRATING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INVOLVED IN ADOPTION, AND ENCOURAGING 
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO SECURE SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-
                         BEING FOR ALL CHILDREN

  Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Portman, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. 
Rosen, Mr. Risch, Ms. Smith, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Cramer, Mr. King, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Thune, Mr. Casey, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Wicker, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Capito, 
Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. 
Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 464

       Whereas there are far too many children outside of 
     permanent family care and in the United States foster care 
     system, who are waiting to be adopted;
       Whereas the Children's Bureau, an office of the 
     Administration for Children and Families within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, supports programs, 
     research, and monitoring to help eliminate barriers to 
     adoption and find permanent families for children;
       Whereas, every day, loving and nurturing families are 
     strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated 
     individuals make an important difference in the life of a 
     child through adoption;
       Whereas the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic 
     has presented unprecedented challenges to--
       (1) the United States;
       (2) the foster care system, including kinship care;
       (3) prospective adoptive parents; and
       (4) the children awaiting permanency;
       Whereas foster care systems, prospective adoptive parents, 
     and the children awaiting permanency have stepped up in brave 
     and inspiring ways in order to meet these challenges;
       Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual 
     proclamation to declare the month of November as National 
     Adoption Month, and the President has proclaimed November 
     2021 as National Adoption Month;
       Whereas National Adoption Day has been celebrated as a 
     collective national effort to find permanent and loving 
     families for children in the foster care system; and
       Whereas the Saturday before Thanksgiving has been 
     recognized as National Adoption Day since at least 2000, and 
     in 2021, the Saturday before Thanksgiving is November 20: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption 
     Month and National Adoption Day;
       (2) recognizes that every child should have a permanent and 
     loving family; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to consider 
     adoption during the month of November and throughout the 
     year.

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