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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 464 

Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Month and National 

Adoption Day by promoting national awareness of adoption and the 

children waiting for adoption, 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, 

Ms. ROSEN, Mr. RISCH, Ms. SMITH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KING, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. THUNE, Mr. CASEY, 

Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. 

FISCHER, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. BURR, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, 

Mr. HAWLEY, Ms. LUMMIS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LANKFORD, and Ms. STABENOW) 

submitted the following resolution; 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 adoption, 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. 


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Whereas there are far too many children outside of permanent family care and in the United States foster care system, who are waiting to be adopted; 

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, every day, 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 the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic 

has presented unprecedented challenges to— 

(1) the United States; 

(2) the foster care system, including kinship care; 

(3) prospective adoptive parents; and 

(4) the children awaiting permanency; 

Whereas foster care systems, prospective adoptive parents, 

and the children awaiting permanency have stepped up in 

brave and inspiring ways in order to meet these challenges; 

Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November as National 

Adoption Month, and the President has proclaimed November 2021 as National Adoption Month; 

Whereas National Adoption Day has been celebrated as a collective national effort to find permanent and loving families for children in the foster care system; and 

Whereas the Saturday before Thanksgiving has been recognized as National Adoption Day since at least 2000, and 


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in 2021, the Saturday before Thanksgiving is November 

20: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Adoption Month and National Adoption Day; 

4 (2) recognizes that every child should have a 

5 permanent and loving family; and 

6 (3) encourages the people of the United States 

7 to consider adoption during the month of November 

8 and throughout the year. 

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