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Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

Introduced Nov 4, 2025

Latest action (Nov 4, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Families
Legislative subjects (3)
Adoption and foster careCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributes

Summary

This resolution expresses support for National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month and encourages awareness of adoption. The resolution provides statistics noting that approximately 50,000 children in the U.S. foster care system are waiting for families to adopt them, with many waiting nearly three years in foster care. The resolution recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family and encourages the American people to consider adoption during November and throughout the year.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
50 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Robert B. Aderholt’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • EO SOLUTIONS $26,400
  • TRIDEUM $11,600
  • FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY $10,020
  • CONCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES $10,000
  • COLSA CORP $8,159

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Robert B. Aderholt → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Nov 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
  2. Nov 4, 2025 Submitted in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • SRES 737 — A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. (shares 3 subjects)
  • SRES 513 — A resolution designating November 22, 2025, as National Adoption Day and November 2025 as National Adoption Month to promote national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. (shares 3 subjects)
  • SRES 250 — A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. (shares 3 subjects)
  • SRES 838 — A resolution commemorating the first anniversary of the mass shooting at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on August 6, 2025. (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 830 — A resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 809 — A resolution designating June 15, 2026, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2026 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month". (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 750 — A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works professionals. (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SRES 513 — A resolution designating November 22, 2025, as National Adoption Day and November 2025 as National Adoption Month to promote national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. · Passed Senate Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 89%
  • SRES 737 — A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. · Passed Senate May 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HRES 851 — Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as "National Foster Youth Voice Month". · Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • HRES 390 — Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in, or at risk of entering, the foster care system. · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HRES 771 — Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Kinship Care Month". · Introduced Sep 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • SRES 516 — A resolution ensuring that the adoption and foster care system in the United States is child-centered and compassionate and that young people aging out of foster care are provided with adequate support and resources to transition successfully to independent adulthood. · Passed Senate Dec 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 4, 2025

Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moylan, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Steube, Mr. Lawler, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Mills, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Carson, Mr. Bell, Mr. Yakym, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Guest, Mr. Feenstra, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Hageman, Ms. Craig, Mr. Figures, and Mr. Swalwell) submitted the following resolution; 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 families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

Whereas there are millions of unparented children in the world, including 328,947 children in the foster care system in the United States, approximately 49,994 of whom are waiting for families to adopt them; Whereas many waiting children wait nearly 3 years in foster care before adoption; Whereas, for many unparented children, the wait for a loving family in which the children are nurtured, comforted, and protected seems endless; Whereas, in 2023, 15,590 children were at risk of aging out of foster care by reaching adulthood without being placed in a permanent home; Whereas, everyday, loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption; Whereas, while nearly a quarter of individuals in the United States have considered adoption, 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 adoption; Whereas family reunification, kinship care, and domestic and intercountry adoption promote greater permanency and stability for children; Whereas the Children’s Bureau, an office of the Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services, supports programs, research, and monitoring to help eliminate barriers to adoption and find permanent families for children; Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system; Whereas, since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, more than 85,000 children have joined permanent families on National Adoption Day; Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November as National Adoption Month; and Whereas the Saturday before Thanksgiving has traditionally been recognized as National Adoption Day, and in 2025, the Saturday before Thanksgiving is November 22: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month;

(2) recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family; and

(3) encourages the people of the United States to consider adoption during the month of November and throughout the year. <all>

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