Expressing the sense of the Senate that State agencies and other providers of foster care services should make every effort to ensure that siblings remain together in the foster care system.

S. Res. 603 · 116th Congress · Jun 2, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the Senate that State agencies and other providers of foster care services should—

(1)

make every effort to ensure that children are placed in homes with their siblings;

(2)

ensure that siblings who are not placed together are provided with ample opportunities to communicate with each other and remain connected; and

(3)

in a case where siblings are not placed jointly, document the reasons why.

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Jun 2, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Tillis) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions