,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#f1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,casey1
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 
and ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the life and    
legacy of ,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand4  
,whereas ,rebecca 7,becky7 ,teresa      
,weichhand was born on ,february #be1   
#aihb2 ,whereas ,rebecca ,teresa        
,weichhand was from ,stevensville1      
,michigan1 a town of just over #a1jjj   
people1 #a stop light1 and a noon       
whistle to call the farmers in from the 
fields for lunch2 ,whereas1 at the age  
of #aj1 ,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand knew
 she wanted to be a lawyer2 ,whereas1 in
 her first year of college1 on a trip to

 ,romania to volunteer with abandoned   
children in hospitals and orphanages1   
,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand knew she    
wanted to use the law to support        
families and ensure that every child had
 a place to call home2 ,whereas ,rebecca
 ,teresa ,weichhand earned a bachelor's 
degree from ,cornerstone ,university and
 a law degree from ,regent ,university2 
,whereas1 during law school1 ,rebecca   
,teresa ,weichhand was named a          
,blackstone ,legal ,fellow and spent a  
summer in ,strasbourg1 ,france1         
participating in the ,regent ,human     
,rights ,program2 ,whereas ,rebecca     
,teresa ,weichhand served tirelessly as 
a passionate advocate for children in   
foster care and the importance that     
every child have a forever family2      
,whereas1 as an intern for the          
,congressional ,coalition on ,adoption  
,institute in #bjjh1 ,rebecca ,teresa   
,weichhand found her home base for her  
career and platform for service2        
,whereas1 as ,policy ,director for the  

,congressional ,coalition on ,adoption  
,institute from #bjji to #bjad1 ,rebecca
 ,teresa ,weichhand--  7#a7 worked      
closely with ,members of ,congress and  
congressional staff to raise awareness  
about adoption1 foster care1 and issues 
impacting the welfare of children2 and  
7#b7 led #c major international policy  
projects focused on the welfare of      
children in ,haiti1 ,ethiopia1 ,ghana1  
,kenya1 ,malawi1 ,rwanda1 ,uganda1 and  
,guatemala2  ,whereas1 as ,executive    
,director for the ,congressional        
,coalition on ,adoption ,institute from 
#bjad to #bjah1 ,rebecca ,teresa        
,weichhand--  7#a7 led with passion1    
gratitude1 and an unwavering voice for  
children in need of families2 and  7#b7 
played an integral role in supporting   
the ,federal adoption tax credit        
7section #bc of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf72  ,whereas1 while       
serving at the ,congressional ,coalition
 on ,adoption ,institute1 ,rebecca      
,teresa ,weichhand--  7#a7 initiated the

 ,foster ,youth ,internship policy      
report project1 where former foster     
youth provide detailed recommendations  
on child welfare policy to ,members of  
,congress2  7#b7 oversaw the completion 
of #aa annual policy reports2 and  7#c7 
served as an advisor1 mentor1 friend1   
and extended family member to #aa       
classes of foster youth interns2        
,whereas1 through tireless work at the  
,congressional ,coalition on ,adoption  
,institute1 ,rebecca ,teresa            
,weichhand--  7#a7 played a significant 
role in the ,angels in ,adoption        
program1 recognizing the contributions  
of individuals1 families1 and           
organizations across the ,united ,states
 to children through adoption and       
improvements in the foster care system2 
and  7#b7 expanded the scope of the     
,angels in ,adoption program to connect 
,angels to ,members of ,congress and    
congressional staff1 enhancing--  7,a7  
the reach of the personal stories of the
 ,angels2 and  7,b7 advocacy for        

children in need of families2  ,whereas 
,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand was a person
 of strong faith and lived her beliefs  
through actions of generosity1 kindness1
 and service to others2 ,whereas        
,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand passed away 
on ,november #bg1 #bjah1 after a        
courageous battle with cancer2 and      
,whereas the ,senate should continue to 
work in a bipartisan manner to improve  
outcomes for all at-risk children1 with 
the goal of ensuring that every child   
has a forever family3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
recognizes the dedication of ,rebecca   
,teresa ,weichhand to the children in   
our world who are in need of a          
permanent1 safe1 and loving family and  
the accomplishments and advocacy of     
,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand on behalf of
 those children2  7#b7 honors the memory
 of ,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand by      
expressing the intent of the ,senate to 
continue working in a bipartisan manner 
to improve outcomes for youth in foster 

care1 with the goal of ensuring that    
every child has a forever family2 and   
7#c7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to follow the example of
 ,rebecca ,teresa ,weichhand in         
expressing kindness1 love in action1 and
 compassion for those who need it most4