Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.

Bill: 110-hres-263
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption
Case management
Child welfare
Commemorations
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee training
Family courts
Federal aid to education
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
Judicial officers
Labor and Employment
Law
Lawyers
Legal aid
Legal education
Legal fees
Local employees
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Social work
Special months
Standards
State employees
Student loan funds

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Declares the sense of the House of Representatives, in recognition of National Foster Care Month, and to improve the foster care system throughout the United States, that Congress should: (1) provide federal adoption assistance to children adopted from the foster care system, including guardianship assistance; (2) provide sufficient funds to states and local governments to ensure that all levels of government are protecting foster children, including by hiring enough skilled caseworkers to track the progress of every child in the foster care system; (3) provide sufficient funds for state and local court systems to improve oversight of foster care programs and protect children in their jurisdiction; (4) increase the quantity of qualified attorneys who practice before courts with jurisdiction over children in foster care; and (5) ensure that improving the foster care system remains a top priority for both Congress and the Nation. 

action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Provides that, in recognition of National Foster Care Month, and in order to improve the foster care system throughout the United States, it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should ensure that improving the foster care system remains a top priority for both Congress and the Nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4982)
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4982)
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 263.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4982-4985)
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House