,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #d1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,aderholt 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4 
,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4     
,hunt1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 
,ms4 ,brownley1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mrs4 ,torres of
 ,california1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4      
,bacon1 ,mr4 ,mills1 ,ms4 ,johnson of   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa1 ,mr4       
,finstad1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,carson1  
,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,yakym1 ,ms4 ,letlow1  
,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,ms4       
,goodlander1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1  
,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1   
,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mr4        
,bishop1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,ms4 ,craig1    
,mr4 ,figures1 and ,mr4 ,swalwell7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 

,education and ,workforce  ,,resolution 
,expressing support for the goals of    
,national ,adoption ,day and ,national  
,adoption ,month by promoting national  
awareness of adoption and the children  
awaiting families1 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 millions of          
unparented children in the world1       
including #cbh1idg children in the      
foster care system in the ,united       
,states1 approximately #di1iid of whom  
are waiting for families to adopt them2 
,whereas many waiting children wait     
nearly #c years in foster care before   
adoption2 ,whereas1 for many unparented 
children1 the wait for a loving family  
in which the children are nurtured1     
comforted1 and protected seems endless2 
,whereas1 in #bjbc1 #ae1eij children    
were at risk of aging out of foster care
 by reaching adulthood without being    

placed in a permanent home2 ,whereas1   
everyday1 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 ,whereas1     
while nearly a quarter of individuals in
 the ,united ,states have considered    
adoption1 a majority of individuals in  
the ,united ,states have misperceptions 
about the process of adopting children  
from foster care and the children who   
are eligible for adoption2 ,whereas     
family reunification1 kinship care1 and 
domestic and intercountry adoption      
promote greater permanency and stability
 for children2 ,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   
,whereas ,national ,adoption ,day is a  

collective national effort to find      
permanent1 loving families for children 
in the foster care system2 ,whereas1    
since the first ,national ,adoption ,day
 in #bjjj1 more than #he1jjj children   
have joined permanent families on       
,national ,adoption ,day2 ,whereas the  
,president traditionally issues an      
annual proclamation to declare the month
 of ,november as ,national ,adoption    
,month2 and ,whereas the ,saturday      
before ,thanksgiving has traditionally  
been recognized as ,national ,adoption  
,day1 and in #bjbe1 the ,saturday before
 ,thanksgiving is ,november #bb3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,adoption 
,day and ,national ,adoption ,month2    
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