,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ad1 #bjag ,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4     
,collins1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,capito1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,risch1  
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4     
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,graham1   
,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4      
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,lankford1
 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4       
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,markey1    
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,hassan1
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4  
,booker1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7 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 #dbg1iaj children in the      
foster care system in the ,united       
,states1 approximately #aaa1hbj of whom 
are waiting for families to adopt them2 
,whereas #fb 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        
,whereas1 for many foster children1 the 
wait for a loving family in which the   
children are nurtured1 comforted1 and   
protected seems endless2 ,whereas1 in   
#bjae1 over #bj1jjj youth aged out of   
foster care by reaching adulthood       
without being placed in a permanent     
home2 ,whereas1 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 ,whereas1 while nearly a      
quarter of individuals in the ,united   
,states have considered adoption1 a     
majority of individuals in the ,united  
,states have misperceptions about the   
process of adopting children from foster
 care and the children who are eligible 
for adoption2 ,whereas #ej percent of   
individuals in the ,united ,states      
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 individuals in the      
,united ,states 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 an adoption is finalized2        
,whereas family reunification1 kinship  
care1 and domestic and intercountry     
adoption promote permanency and         

stability to a far greater degree than  
long-term institutionalization or       
long-term1 often disrupted1 foster care2
 ,whereas ,november is ,national        
,adoption ,month1 and ,national         
,adoption ,day occurs in ,november2     
,whereas ,national ,adoption ,day is a  
collective national effort to find      
permanent1 loving families for children 
in the foster care system2 ,whereas1    
since the first ,national ,adoption ,day
 in #bjjj1 more than #fj1jjj children   
have joined permanent families on       
,national ,adoption ,day2 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 #ah1 #bjag3 ,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 throughout the year4