H.Res. 733: 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. 733: 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.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-16 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-16 · 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.

Plain summary

Supports designation of National Foster Care Month, and recognizes it as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children face in the foster-care system.

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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] · 83 cosponsors

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Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 23 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-114hres733.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres733 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114