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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · May 26, 2011
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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 May as National Foster Care Month.
Acknowledges the special needs of children in the foster care system.
Honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals who work tirelessly to provide assistance and services to children in the foster care system.
Reaffirms the need to continue working to improve the outcomes of all children in the foster care system through title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs.
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Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D–LA
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3462; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3454)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3462; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3454)
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