Aderholt leads resolution to recognize November as National Adoption Month

Representatives Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, and Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, introduced a bipartisan resolution Thursday recognizing November as National Adoption Month, with November 21 as National Adoption Day.

The resolution raises awareness of children awaiting adoption, celebrates children and families involved in adoption, and encourages Americans to consider adoption in November and throughout the year.

“I am proud to co-lead this resolution recognizing National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day as an important way to keep adoption a legislative priority,” Aderholt said. “Uniting families is a cause that goes beyond party lines and Congress must continue to look for ways to strengthen foster care and adoption to help ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of every child.”

“I am proud to co-lead this bipartisan resolution recognizing National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day as important opportunities to uplift adoption as a key pathway to permanency for children,” Davis said. “These celebrations of children and families involved in adoption recognize that all children deserve a loving, 'forever family' that will surround them with the joy, love, and support needed for them to grow and reach their full potential.”

As the House co-chairs of CCA, Aderholt and Davis lead the bicameral, bipartisan caucus, which works to bring national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, improve the adoption process, and find homes for every child looking for a family.

The CCA was founded in 1985 and has since pioneered efforts in creating legislative change. Since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, more than 95,000 children have joined permanent families on National Adoption Day.

The resolution has 42 original cosponsors.