,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aaeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjah,mr4 ,ad]holt 7= himself1 ,mrs4    
,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana1    
,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mrs4       
,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4 ,pallone1    
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4       
,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,br5dan   
,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 
,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1   
,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,smi? (      
,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,grang]1 ,mr4 ,kelly (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,smi? (  
,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,mit*ell1 ,mrs4       
,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 
,mr4 ,mool5a>1 & ,mr4 ,long7 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+ #dcg1dfe *ildr5 9 !    
fo/] c>e sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
approximately #aag1gid ( :om are wait+ =
 families to adopt !m2 ,:]eas #fd 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 #bj mon?s2 ,:]eas1 = _m   
fo/] *ildr51 ! wait = a lov+ family 9   
:i* ! *ildr5 are nurtur$1 com=t$1 &     
protect$ seems endless2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1
 #bj1ecb y\? ag$ out ( fo/] c>e by rea*+
 adul?ood )\t be+ plac$ 9 a p]man5t     
home2 ,:]eas1 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 ,:]eas1 :ile ne>ly a qu>t] (  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h consid]$
 adoption1 a majority ( individuals 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates h misp]ceptions ab\t !    
process ( adopt+ *ildr5 f fo/] c>e & !  

*ildr5 :o are eligible = adoption2      
,:]eas #df p]c5t ( individuals 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 ( individuals 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] an adoption is      
f9aliz$2 ,:]eas family reunification1   
k9%ip c>e1 & dome/ic & int]c\ntry       
adoption promote p]man5cy & /ability to 
a f> great] degree ?an long-t]m         
in/itutionalization or long-t]m1 (t5    
disrupt$1 fo/] c>e2 ,:]eas ,novemb] is  
,national ,adoption ,mon?1 & ,national  
,adoption ,day occurs 9 ,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 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! fir/ ,national    

,adoption ,day 9 #bjjj1 m ?an #gj1jjj   
*ildr5 h jo9$ p]man5t families on       
,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] 
#ag1 #bjah3 ,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] & ?r\gh\t ! ye>4