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Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as "National Foster Youth Voice Month".
Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as ``National Foster Youth Voice Month''.
Summary
This House resolution expresses support for designating October 2025 as National Foster Youth Voice Month. The resolution acknowledges that approximately 391,000 youth and young adults are impacted by the foster care system annually in the United States and that their voices are important in shaping policies and practices. It recognizes that organizations in more than 35 states have worked to empower young people in foster care to advocate for themselves. The resolution encourages public awareness and participation in Foster Youth Voice Month events and initiatives, and urges federal recognition of the month as an official awareness month. It also encourages legislative bodies to incorporate the lived experiences of youth in foster care in crafting laws and policies.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
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Top reported contributors to Zachary Nunn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $397,838
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC. $16,550
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $16,500
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
- APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT $13,000
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Actions (2)
- Oct 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Oct 31, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 31, 2025
Mr. Nunn of Iowa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as “National Foster Youth Voice Month”.
Whereas the voices of young people who have experienced foster care are crucial in shaping policies and practices that affect their lives and those of their peers; Whereas organizations in more than 35 States have participated to empower young people in foster care to advocate for themselves and drive systemic change; Whereas Foster Youth Voice Month, celebrated annually in October, promotes awareness and highlights the experiences, needs, and achievements of young people impacted by the foster care system in the United States; Whereas an estimated 391,000 youth and young adults are impacted by the foster care system annually in the United States, facing unique challenges and barriers to stability and success; Whereas recognizing Foster Youth Voice Month nationally will encourage dialogue, collaboration, and support for initiatives focused on cocreating solutions that improve outcomes for young people in foster care; and Whereas advocates across the United States have achieved significant policy victories and systems changes, demonstrating how lived experience informs and improves laws and policies, thereby reducing unintended harmful consequences: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That House of Representatives—
(1) supports the designation of “Foster Youth Voice Month” and encourages public awareness and participation in events and initiatives organized by youth in foster care;
(2) acknowledges the contributions and resilience of youth in foster care and urges Federal recognition of Foster Youth Voice Month as an official awareness month; and
(3) acknowledges and celebrates policy victories and systems changes driven by young people with lived experience in foster care, and urges legislative bodies to recognize the value of lived experience in crafting laws and policies to improve outcomes for youth in foster care. <all>
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