Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

43 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 20 Democrats

23 of 43 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boccieri (D-OH), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), James Cooper (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Mark Critz (D-PA), Charles Djou (R-HI), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Pence (R-IN) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

• H.R. 1746 (111th) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
• H.R. 3619 (111th) Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010
• H.R. 2498 (111th) To designate the Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the "William O. Lipinski Federal Building".
• H.R. 3607 (111th) Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act
• H.R. 4853 (111th) Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
• H.R. 5147 (111th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 district