,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#b1 #bjbj,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4        
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1  
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mrs4   
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,capito1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4      
,braun1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4   
,risch1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south          
,carolina1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4         
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,young1
 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4      
,rounds1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1   
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4          
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4      
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4
 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 ,sinema1    
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 #bjai    
foster care and adoption population     
characteristics indicates that1 in the  
,united ,states-- 7#a7 there are        
approximately #dbd1jjj children in the  
foster care system1 approximately       
#abb1bjj of whom are waiting for        
adoption2  7#b7 #fe percent of the      
children in foster care are #aj years of
 age or younger2  7#c7 the average      
length of time a child spends in foster 
care is approximately #bj months2  7#d7 
during fiscal year #bjai1 approximately 

#bj1djj youth aged out of foster care by
 reaching adulthood without being placed
 in a permanent home2 and  7#e7 during  
fiscal year #bjai1 the number of        
children who-- 7,a7 achieved permanency 
through adoption increased for the fifth
 year in a row2 and  7,b7 entered foster
 care decreased for the third 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 #bjai showed that-- 
7#a7 #ba percent of respondents had     
considered or were considering adoption2
  7#b7 about  of respondents viewed     
adoption through the foster care system 
favorably2 and  7#c7 of the respondents 
who had not considered adoption-- 7,a7  
#bj percent believed that they could not
 afford adoption2 and  7,b7 #ah percent 
believed that they would be unprepared  
for the emotional or health needs of an 
adopted child2  ,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 coronavirus      
disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic has
 presented unprecedented challenges to  
the ,united ,states1 the foster care    
system1 prospective adoptive parents1   
and the children awaiting permanency2   
,whereas the ,president traditionally   
issues an annual proclamation to declare
 the month of ,november as ,national    
,adoption ,month1 and the ,president has
 proclaimed ,november #bjbj 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 #bjbj1 the ,saturday     
before ,thanksgiving is ,november #ba3  
,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