Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Kinship Care Month".

This resolution states that the U.S. House of Representatives supports naming September 2026 as "National Kinship Care Month." Kinship care means children being raised full-time by relatives or close family friends, such as grandparents, siblings, godparents, stepparents, or Tribal members. The resolution encourages Congress to pass policies that support kinship families and honors kinship caregivers and the people who help them. It also restates the need to keep working on child welfare programs under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act, including Kinship Navigator programs. The resolution does not create new laws or spending.

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Sponsors

• Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors