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Robert Aderholt (R-AL)

Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, 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.

H.Res. 1660 · House resolution Families

A Republican resolution with 17 Democratic cosponsors · See all 42 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. It highlights that there are 331,747 children in the United States foster care system, with approximately 67,249 of them waiting to be adopted. The text notes that children often wait an average of three years in foster care, and over 15,000 children were at risk of aging out of foster care in 2025. The measure recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family. Finally, it encourages the people of the United States to consider adoption during November and throughout the year.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would children be better off under this?

    The resolution promotes national awareness and support for placing foster children into permanent and loving families.

  • Scored +5

    Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?

    By encouraging adoption and permanent homes for foster children, the resolution supports long-term stability and well-being for vulnerable youth.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.