Introduced
November 20, 2025
Mr. Husted (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
RESOLUTION
Ensuring that the adoption and foster care system in the United States is child-centered and compassionate and that young people aging out of foster care are provided with adequate support and resources to transition successfully to independent adulthood.
- (1) affirms that compassion, transparency, ethics, and accountability must guide every aspect of the adoption and foster care system in the United States;
- (2) emphasizes that the safety, well-being, and long-term stability of the child must remain the paramount consideration in all adoption and foster care decisions;
- (3) encourages Federal, State, and local governments to strengthen policies and programs that prioritize family preservation and reunification whenever safe for the child, provide adequate training and emotional support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers, and improve oversight and training mechanisms designed to prevent neglect or abuse within the adoption and foster care system and reduce placement disruptions;
- (4) recognizes that youth who age out of foster care may require support in finding education and employment opportunities, housing, mental health services, and positive mentors;
- (5) honors the commitment of adoptive and foster parents, kinship caregivers, social workers, judges, case managers, and child advocates; and