HRES 771
Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Kinship Care Month".
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US Congress
Session
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Last updated at
Jun 14, 2026, 12:16 PM
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This House Resolution expresses support for designating September 2025 as National Kinship Care Month. It highlights the significant role kinship caregivers – including grandparents, siblings, Tribal members, godparents, stepparents, and fictive kin – play in raising children, particularly those facing challenging circumstances like parental illness, incarceration, or deployment. The resolution recognizes the benefits of kinship care for children and the need to provide these families with adequate resources and support, acknowledging the substantial contributions they make to the child welfare system and the financial savings they generate.
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