,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ibi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjaf,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona 7= himself1
 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mrs4   
,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,pauls51 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga (   
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,bi%op (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4
 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1   
,mr4 ,=bes1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4       
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1    
,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4       
,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4
 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 
& ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,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+ #dbg1iaj *ildr5 9 !    
fo/] c>e sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
approximately #aaa1hbj ( :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 #bjae1 ov] #bj1jjj 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 8,am]icans ov]:elm+ly support 
! concept ( adoption1 & 9 p>ticul> fo/] 
c>e adoption ''' fo/] c>e adoptions h n 

increas$ significantly ov] ! pa/ five   
ye>s02 ,:]eas :ile ne>ly a qu>t] ( p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates h consid]$ adoption1 a   
majority ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h        
misp]ceptions ab\t ! process ( adopt+   
*ildr5 f fo/] c>e & ! *ildr5 :o are     
eligible = adoption2 ,:]eas #ej p]c5t ( 
p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 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 ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
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 
#eh1ejj *ildr5 h jo9$ =ev] families dur+
 ,national ,adoption ,day2 & ,:]eas !   
,presid5t traditionally issues an annual
 proclamation to decl>e ! mon? (        
,novemb] z ,national ,adoption ,mon?1 & 
,national ,adoption ,day is on ,novemb] 
#ai1 #bjaf3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 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