,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ehj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjad,mr4 ,inh(e 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,l&rieu1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4 
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,boozman1   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1 ,mr4       
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4     
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,hoev51 &   
,ms4 ,klobu*>7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad;,committee
 dis*>g$2 consid]$ & agre$ to           
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
goals ( ,national ,adoption ,day &      
,national ,adoption ,mon? by promot+    
national aw>5ess ( adoption & ! *ildr5  
await+ families1 celebrat+ *ildr5 &     
families involv$ 9 adoption1 & enc\rag+ 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to secure safety1 
p]man5cy1 & well-be+ = all *ildr54      
,:]eas !re are millions ( unp>5t$ *ildr5
 9 ! _w1 includ+ #djb1cgh *ildr5 9 !    
fo/] c>e sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       

approximately #ajb1jjj ( :om are wait+ =
 families to adopt !m2 ,:]eas #fb p]c5t 
( ! *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are age #aj or y\ng]2 ,:]eas ! av]age   
l5g? ( "t a *ild sp5ds 9 fo/] c>e is    
approximately #b ye>s2 ,:]eas = _m fo/] 
*ildr51 ! wait = a lov+ family 9 :i* !y 
are nurtur$1 com=t$1 & protect$ seems   
endless2 ,:]eas 9 #bjac1 ne>ly #bc1jjj  
y\? ag$ out ( fo/] c>e by rea*+ adul?ood
 )\t be+ plac$ 9 a p]man5t home2 ,:]eas 
e day1 lov+ & nurtur+ families are      
/r5g!n$ & exp&$ :5 committ$ & d$icat$   
individuals make an important diff]5ce 9
 ! life ( a *ild ?r\gh adoption2 ,:]eas 
a #bjjg survey conduct$ by ! ,dave      
,?omas ,f\ndation = ,adoption demon/rat$
 t al?\gh ,am]icans ov]:elm+ly support !
 concept ( adoption1 & 9 p>ticul> fo/]  
c>e adoption 4 4 4 fo/] c>e adoptions h 
n increas$ significantly ov] ! pa/ five 
ye>s2 ,:]eas :ile #d 9 #aj ,am]icans h  
consid]$ adoption1 a majority (         
,am]icans h misp]ceptions ab\t ! process
 ( adopt+ *ildr5 f fo/] c>e & ! *ildr5  

:o are eligible = adoption2 ,:]eas #ej  
p]c5t ( ,am]icans believe t *ildr5 ent] 
! fo/] c>e sy/em because ( juv5ile      
del9qu5cy1 :5 9 reality ! va/ majority (
 *ildr5 :o h ent]$ ! fo/] c>e sy/em 7   
victims ( neglect1 ab&onm5t1 or abuse2  
,:]eas #ci p]c5t ( ,am]icans believe t  
fo/] c>e adoption is exp5sive1 :5 9     
reality !re is no sub/antial co/ =      
adopt+ f fo/] c>e & f9ancial support is 
available to adoptive p>5ts aft] !      
adoption is f9aliz$2 ,:]eas family      
reunification1 k9%ip c>e1 & dome/ic &   
int]-c\nty adoption promote p]man5cy &  
/ability to a f> great] degree ?an      
long-t]m in/itutionalization & long-t]m1
 (t5 disrupt$ fo/] c>e2 ,:]eas bo?      
,national ,adoption ,day & ,national    
,adoption ,mon? occur 9 ! mon? (        
,novemb]2 ,:]eas ,national ,adoption    
,day is a collective national ef=t to   
f9d p]man5t1 lov+ families = *ildr5 9 ! 
fo/] c>e sy/em2 ,:]eas s9ce ! fir/      
,national ,adoption ,day 9 #bjjj1 ne>ly 
#ej1jjj *ildr5 h jo9$ =ev] families dur+

 ,national ,adoption ,day2 ,:]eas 9     
#bjac1 ne>ly #djj ev5ts 7 held 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 f9aliz+ ! adoptions (    
approximately #d1ejj *ildr5 f fo/] c>e2 
& ,:]eas ! ,presid5t traditionally      
issues an annual proclamation to decl>e 
! mon? ( ,novemb] z ,national ,adoption 
,mon?1 & ,national ,adoption ,day is on 
,novemb] #bb1 #bjad3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals &     
ideals ( ,national ,adoption ,day &     
,national ,adoption ,mon?2  7#b7        
recognizes t e *ild %\ld h a p]man5t &  
lov+ family2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to consid] adoption dur+ !
 mon? ( ,novemb] & all ?r\gh\t ! ye>4