{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4929", "Reps. Frankel and Salazar Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Caregiving Youth Week", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Lois Frankel", "F000462", "frankel.house.gov", "frankel", "https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing November 10 - 16, 2025, as National Caregiving Youth Week. The resolution honors the contributions and commitment of children and adolescents under 18 years who serve as primary or secondary caregivers for a loved one who is aging, has a chronic illness, disability, frailty, or other health condition requiring regular assistance. It is estimated that there are over six million caregiving youth nationwide.\n\n\u201cAll over the country, there are young people who set aside their own needs\u2014school work, extracurricular activities, and time with their friends\u2014to serve as caregivers for members of their family who may be elderly, ill, or disabled,\u201d said Rep. Frankel. \u201cNovember is National Family Caregivers Month, and we\u2019re proud to recognize the tremendous work and sacrifice of these young caregivers.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur country is home to millions of kindhearted youth who care for family members that need their help,\u201d said Rep. Salazar. \u201cI am honored to co-lead this resolution recognizing caregiving youth whose sacrifices humble and inspire all of us.\u201d\n\n\u201cMore than six million caregiving youth in the U.S. remain largely invisible, trying to balance school and life while providing essential care for a chronically ill, injured, elderly, and/or disabled family member,\u201d said Dr. Connie Siskowski, President and Founder of the American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY). \u201cMost people don\u2019t realize the challenging, difficult, and otherwise adult roles these children must take on through no fault of their own, all while their brains and bodies are still developing. They deserve and need formal support and accommodations within systems of education and health care. As one boy said, \u2018Dr. Connie, where would our country be without caregiving youth?\u2019 No child should feel alone in this journey as they strive to succeed academically and personally.\u201d\n\nThe resolution:\n\nSupports the designation of National Caregiving Youth Week;\n\nRecognizes caregiving youth in the United States as an underserved and underrecognized population;\n\nEncourages educators, policymakers, health care professionals, and others to become more familiar with the work, needs, and contributions of caregiving youth; and\n\nSupports Federal initiatives to provide up-to-date nationwide research on caregiving youth.", 1, "2026-04-07T15:46:19Z", "2026-04-07T20:18:39Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4929"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.840259250253439, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}