H.Res. 203: 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 the foster-care system.

H.Res. 203: 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 the foster-care system.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-07 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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 the foster-care system.

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Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face. Encourages Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. Supports the designation of National Foster Care Month.

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Official text

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 the foster-care system.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 82 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 22 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres203.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres203 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113