H.Res. 1587
Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Kinship Care Month".
Summary:
• This resolution expresses House of Representatives support for designating September 2026 as "National Kinship Care Month," recognizing kinship care provided by grandparents, siblings, Tribe members, godparents, stepparents, and fictive kin to over 2,800,000 children
• The bill highlights that kinship caregivers save taxpayers more than $4,000,000,000 annually by keeping the foster care system from being overwhelmed, as there are approximately 20 children in informal kinship care for every 1 child in formal foster kinship care
• The resolution calls on Congress to enact policies supporting kinship families and reaffirms the need to improve outcomes for vulnerable children through parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs, including Kinship Navigator programs
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• The bill highlights that kinship caregivers save taxpayers more than $4,000,000,000 annually by keeping the foster care system from being overwhelmed, as there are approximately 20 children in informal kinship care for every 1 child in formal foster kinship care
• The resolution calls on Congress to enact policies supporting kinship families and reaffirms the need to improve outcomes for vulnerable children through parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs, including Kinship Navigator programs
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