,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4
 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 and ,mr4 
,tillis7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that ,state agencies and other providers
 of foster care services should make    
every effort to ensure that siblings    
remain together in the foster care      
system4  ,whereas sibling relationships 
are important and should be recognized  
and respected2 ,whereas sibling         
relationships provide needed continuity 
and stability during the placement of a 
child 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 ,increasing
 ,adoptions ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law 
#aaj-cea2 #abb ,stat4 #cidi7 requires   
that ,states make reasonable efforts--  
7#a7 to 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 and  7#b7 in a case
 where siblings are removed from their  
home and not placed jointly1 to provide 
for frequent visitation or interaction  
between the siblings1 unless the ,state 
documents that frequent visitation or   
interaction 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 all foster

 children deserve the right to know and 
be actively involved in the lives of    
their siblings absent extraordinary     
circumstances3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,senate    
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