,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ba1 #bjai,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4         
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,hawley1
 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4   
,daines1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,alexander1
 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,ms4       
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,casey1    
,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4     
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,jones1  
,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1
 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 ,smith1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4  
,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,scott of  
,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4   
,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for the goals of    
,national ,adoption ,month and ,national
 ,adoption ,day by promoting national   
awareness of adoption and the children  

waiting for adoption1 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 far too   
many unparented children in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas the ,adoption and     
,foster ,care ,analysis and ,reporting  
,system ,report on fiscal year #bjah    
foster care and adoption population     
characteristics 7referred to in this    
preamble as the ,,afcars report7        
indicates that there are approximately  
#dcg1cjj children in the foster care    
system in the ,united ,states1          
approximately #abe1djj of whom are      
waiting for adoption2 ,whereas the      
,,afcars report indicates that-- 7#a7   
#fe percent of the children in foster   
care in the ,united ,states are #aj     
years of age or younger2  7#b7 the      
average length of time a child spends in
 foster care is approximately #bj       
months2  7#c7 in fiscal year #bjah1     

approximately #ag1hjj youth aged out of 
foster care by reaching adulthood       
without being placed in a permanent     
home2 and  7#d7 in fiscal year #bjah1   
the number of children who-- 7,a7       
achieved permanency through adoption    
increased for the fourth year in a row2 
and  7,b7 entered foster care decreased 
for the second year in a row2  ,whereas1
 still1 for many foster children1 the   
wait for a loving family in which they  
are nurtured1 comforted1 and protected  
seems endless2 ,whereas a survey        
conducted in #bjag 7referred to in this 
preamble as the #bjag survey7 showed    
that a quarter of respondents who had   
not adopted had considered adoption2    
,whereas the #bjag survey showed that   
#df percent of respondents either       
somewhat or strongly agreed that        
children enter the foster care system   
because of juvenile delinquency1 despite
 the ,,afcars report revealing that     
neglect was associated with #fb percent 
of cases involving the removal of a     

child1 or approximately #afc1ejj cases2 
,whereas the #bjag survey showed that-- 
7#a7 #ci percent of respondents believed
 foster care adoption is expensive2 and 
7#b7 a majority of respondents          
considering foster care adoption        
indicated that receiving financial and  
emotional support would make a          
difference in their decision to pursue  
adoption2  ,whereas the ,children's     
,bureau1 an office of the               
,administration for ,children and       
,families within the ,department of     
,health and ,human ,services1 supports  
programs1 research1 and monitoring to   
help eliminate barriers to adoption and 
find permanent families for children2   
,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 ,whereas the ,president       
traditionally issues an annual          
proclamation to declare the month of    

,november as ,national ,adoption ,month2
 ,whereas ,national ,adoption ,day has  
been celebrated as a collective national
 effort to find permanent and loving    
families for children in the foster care
 system2 and ,whereas the ,saturday     
before ,thanksgiving has been recognized
 as ,national ,adoption ,day since at   
least #bjjj1 and1 in #bjai1 the         
,saturday before ,thanksgiving is       
,november #bc3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,national ,adoption 
,month and ,national ,adoption ,day2    
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