,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ie  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#d1 #bjbj,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire
 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,ms4    
,bass1 and ,mr4 ,bacon7 submitted the   
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,,concurrent     
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,congress that ,state agencies and  
other providers of foster care services 
should make every effort to ensure      
siblings remain together in the foster  
system4  ,whereas sibling relationships 
are important and should be recognized  
and respected2 ,whereas sibling         
relationships provide needed continuity 
and stability during a child's placement
 in foster care2 ,whereas the sibling   
bond is unique and separate from the    
parent-child bond1 and may include      
relations with people not linked by     
blood2 ,whereas siblings share similar  
history1 heritage1 culture1 and often   

biology2 ,whereas the ,fostering        
,connections to ,success and ,promoting 
,adoption ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law   
#aaj-cea7 requires that ,states place   
siblings removed from their home in the 
same foster care1 kinship guardianship1 
or adoptive placement1 unless the ,state
 documents that such a joint placement  
would be contrary to the safety or      
well-being of any of the siblings2      
,whereas1 in a case where siblings are  
removed from their home and not placed  
jointly1 the ,state is to provide for   
their frequent visitation or            
interaction1 unless the ,state documents
 that such a joint placement would be   
contrary to the safety or well-being of 
any of the siblings2 ,whereas sibling   
separation is a significant and distinct
 loss that must be ameliorated by       
frequent and regular contact2 and       
,whereas every foster child deserves the
 right to know and be actively involved 
in their siblings' lives absent         
extraordinary circumstances3 ,now1      

therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of the ,congress that ,state agencies   
and other providers of foster care      
services should-- 7#a7 make every effort
 to ensure that children are placed in  
homes with their siblings2  7#b7 ensure 
that siblings who are not placed        
together are provided with ample        
opportunities to communicate with each  
other and remain connected2 and  7#c7 in
 a case where siblings are not placed   
jointly1 document the reasons why4