,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #djg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1      
#bjac,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of    
,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4   
,hanna1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4  
,takano1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,education
 and the ,workforce  ,,resolution       
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,national ,adoption ,day and ,national  
,adoption ,month by promoting awareness 
of adoption and the children in foster  
care awaiting families1 celebrating     
children and families involved in       
adoption1 recognizing current programs  
and efforts designed to promote         
adoption1 and encouraging people in the 
,united ,states to seek improved safety1
 permanency1 and well-being for all     
children4  ,whereas more than #djj1jjj  
children are currently in the foster    
care system in the ,united ,states1 and 

more than #ajj1jjj children in the      
foster care system are waiting for      
families to adopt them2 ,whereas more   
than #bc1jjj young people age out of the
 foster care system each year before    
finding a permanent family2 ,whereas    
every day loving and nurturing families 
are strengthened and expanded when      
committed and dedicated parents make an 
important difference in the life of a   
child through adoption2 ,whereas        
inclusive policies that promote adoption
 increase the opportunities for loving  
parents to adopt from within the foster 
care system2 ,whereas #b1jjj1jjj        
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 
people are interested in adopting but   
discriminatory law1 policies1 and       
practices are restricting their ability 
to do so2 ,whereas in order to open more
 homes to foster children1 child welfare
 agencies should work to eliminate      
sexual orientation1 gender identity1 and
 marital status discrimination and bias 
in adoption and foster care recruitment1

 selection1 and placement procedures2   
,whereas professional organizations in  
the fields of medicine1 psychology1 law1
 and child welfare have taken official  
positions in support of the ability of  
qualified lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and   
unmarried couples to foster and adopt a 
child1 as supported by scientific       
research showing sexual orientation as a
 nondeterminative factor in parental    
success2 ,whereas discrimination against
 potential foster or adoptive parents   
based on sexual orientation1 gender     
identity1 or marital status is not in   
the best interests of children in the   
foster care system2 ,whereas #ga percent
 of those parents who have considered   
adoption consider adopting children from
 foster care above other forms of       
adoption2 ,whereas ,national ,adoption  
,day is a collective national effort to 
find permanent1 loving families for     
children in the foster care system2     
,whereas ,national ,adoption ,month     
serves as a way to focus public         

attention on the urgent need for        
adoptive families for children and youth
 waiting in foster care for a permanent 
family2 and ,whereas ,november #bjac is 
,national ,adoption ,month and ,november
 #bc1 #bjac1 is ,national ,adoption     
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7       
supports the goals and ideals of        
,national ,adoption ,day and ,national  
,adoption ,month2  7#b7 recognizes that 
every child in foster care deserves a   
permanent and loving family2  7#c7      
encourages the implementation of        
inclusive adoption policies that allow a
 growing number of diverse families to  
adopt2 and  7#d7 encourages the citizens
 of the ,united ,states to consider     
adoption of children in foster care who 
are waiting for a permanent1 loving     
family4