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S.Res. 464: A 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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S.Res. 464: A 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.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-30 · Families · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8826; text: CR S8834)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8826; text: CR S8834) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A 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.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses support for National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day and encourages people to consider adoption.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

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A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A 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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), James E. Risch (R-ID), Tina Smith (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Boozman (R-AR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), James Lankford (R-OK)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-sres464 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117