IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 789 
Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private 
entities providing services for foster children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
BLUNT, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BROWN of 
South Carolina, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. CAN-
TOR, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. DAVID DAVIS 
of Tennessee, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. FOXX, Mr. GARRETT of New 
Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. GOODE, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. 
HELLER of Nevada, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. KUHL of New York, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. DANIEL E. 
LUNGREN of California, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. PEARCE, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. POE, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. MACK, Mr. MCCAUL of 
Texas, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHULER, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 
TAYLOR, and Mr. WAMP) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organiza-
tions and private entities providing services for foster 
children. 
Whereas 500,000 children in the United States are currently 
in foster care which is twice as many as 20 years ago; 
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Whereas the majority of these children and youth have been 
removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect; 
Whereas foster children experience a number of unique chal-
lenges based on instability in their home and school envi-
ronments; 
Whereas just over half of all foster children complete high 
school, 40 percent continue to rely on public assistance 
into adulthood and 25 percent will experience homeless-
ness at one point in their lives; 
Whereas numerous public child welfare agencies, nonprofit 
organizations and private entities work tirelessly to re-
cruit loving foster families and improve the lives of foster 
children; 
Whereas these groups strive to consider the best interest of 
each child and focus on keeping families together when 
possible; 
Whereas they provide invaluable resources to foster families 
as well as teachers, counselors, physicians, clergy, and 
others who work closely with children in the foster care 
system; 
Whereas these groups are dedicated to changing public policy 
and raising awareness related to the special needs of fos-
ter children; and 
Whereas they continue to sponsor research, develop best 
practices, and offer assistance to youth transitioning out 
of the system to ensure they receive adequate support as 
they reach adulthood: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the contributions of all public child welfare agencies, non-
profit organizations and private entities dedicated to find-
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ing homes for foster children and assisting foster families 
in securing their future success. 
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