,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ac1 #bjac,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4     
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1  
,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south    
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,wicker1   
,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4       
,boozman1 and ,mr4 ,cochran7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for the goals of    
,national ,adoption ,day and ,national  
,adoption ,month by promoting national  
awareness of adoption and the children  
awaiting families1 celebrating children 
and families involved in adoption1 and  
encouraging the people of the ,united   
,states to secure safety1 permanency1   
and well-being for all children4        
,whereas there are millions of          
unparented children in the world1       
including #cii1edf children in the      

foster care system in the ,united       
,states1 approximately #ajb1jjj of whom 
are waiting for families to adopt them2 
,whereas #fj percent of the children in 
foster care in the ,united ,states are  
age #aj or younger2 ,whereas the average
 length of time a child spends in foster
 care is approximately #b years2        
,whereas for many foster children1 the  
wait for a loving family in which they  
are nurtured1 comforted1 and protected  
seems endless2 ,whereas in #bjab1 nearly
 #bf1jjj youth aged out of foster care  
by reaching adulthood without being     
placed in a permanent home2 ,whereas    
every day1 loving and nurturing families
 are strengthened and expanded when     
committed and dedicated individuals make
 an important difference in the life of 
a child through adoption2 ,whereas a    
#bjjg survey conducted by the ,dave     
,thomas ,foundation for ,adoption       
demonstrated that although ,americans   
overwhelmingly support the concept of   
adoption1 and in particular foster care 

adoption 4 4 4 foster care adoptions    
have not increased significantly over   
the past five years2 ,whereas while #d  
in #aj ,americans have considered       
adoption1 a majority of ,americans have 
misperceptions about the process of     
adopting children from foster care and  
the children who are eligible for       
adoption2 ,whereas #ej percent of       
,americans believe that children enter  
the foster care system because of       
juvenile delinquency1 when in reality   
the vast majority of children who have  
entered the foster care system were     
victims of neglect1 abandonment1 or     
abuse2 ,whereas #ci percent of          
,americans believe that foster care     
adoption is expensive1 when in reality  
there is no substantial cost for        
adopting from foster care and financial 
support is available to adoptive parents
 after the adoption is finalized2       
,whereas family reunification1 kinship  
care1 and domestic and inter-county     
adoption promote permanency and         

stability to a far greater degree than  
long-term institutionalization and      
long-term1 often disrupted foster care2 
,whereas both ,national ,adoption ,day  
and ,national ,adoption ,month occur in 
the month of ,november2 ,whereas        
,national ,adoption ,day is a collective
 national effort to find permanent1     
loving families for children in the     
foster care system2 ,whereas since the  
first ,national ,adoption ,day in #bjjj1
 nearly #de1jjj children have joined    
forever families during ,national       
,adoption ,day2 ,whereas in #bjab1 a    
total of #cij events were held in #dg   
,states and the ,district of ,columbia1 
finalizing the adoptions of #d1fae      
children from foster care and           
celebrating an additional #ejj adoptions
 finalized during ,november or earlier  
in the year2 and ,whereas the ,president
 traditionally issues an annual         
proclamation to declare the month of    
,november as ,national ,adoption ,month1
 and ,national ,adoption ,day is on     

,november #bc1 #bjac3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports 
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,adoption ,day and ,national ,adoption  
,month2  7#b7 recognizes that every     
child should have a permanent and loving
 family2 and  7#c7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to consider     
adoption during the month of ,november  
and all throughout the year4