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Senate Simple Resolution 226
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A resolution 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.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 23, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 23, 2019
Latest Action
May 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
226
Congress
116
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Republican
Mike Crapo
Idaho
Republican
Todd Young
Indiana
Democrat
Doug Jones
Alabama
Republican
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Republican
Dan Sullivan
Alaska
Democrat
Jacklyn Rosen
Nevada
Democrat
Maggie Hassan
New Hampshire
Republican
Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Republican
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Republican
Tim Scott
South Carolina
Democrat
Tim Kaine
Virginia
Republican
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia
Republican
Mike Enzi
Wyoming
Republican
John Barrasso
Wyoming
Passed
May 23, 2019
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)
Summary

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Foster Care Month and for the designation of May 31, 2019, as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day.

Text (1)
Agreed to Senate
May 23, 2019
Related Bills (3)
May 21, 2020
Passed Senate
28
Sponsorship
Senate Simple Resolution 598
A resolution 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 policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Active
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 13, 2020
Introduced in House
36
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 966
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.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 01, 2019
Introduced in House
56
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 340
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.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
05/23/2019
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)
05/23/2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3127; text: CR S3118)
05/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Created
May 24, 2019 5:27:12 AM
Updated
May 28, 2020 7:15:09 PM