{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-every-child-deserves-a-safe-homesenate-passes-national-foster-care-month-resolution", "Crapo: Every Child Deserves a Safe Home\u2014Senate Passes National Foster Care Month Resolution", "2026-05-29", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), member of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the resolution he co-sponsored, led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), to designate May 2026 as National Foster Care Month.\n\n\u201cThis resolution shines a light on the incredible resilience of the children and families navigating the foster care system and serves as a call to action,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cEvery child deserves a safe, stable place to call home. We must continue work to improve outcomes for children while equipping foster families and caregivers with the support they need to succeed.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the resolution, Crapo has expressed strong support for the Administration for Children and Families\u2019 (ACF) \u201cA Home for Every Child\u201d initiative, aimed at right-sizing the ratio of foster homes to the number of kids in the foster care system. Currently, for every 100 children entering foster care, only 57 licensed foster homes are available nationwide.\n\nLaunched on November 24, 2025, ACF\u2019s initiative builds upon the success of the recruitment and retention efforts implemented in the state of Idaho by Dr. Alex Adams, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Family Support and former Idaho Health and Welfare Director. As Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Crapo was a strong supporter of Alex\u2019s nomination last year.\n\nRead the full resolution HERE. Learn more about \u201cA Home for Every Child\u201d HERE.\n\nBackground:\n\nCrapo has a decades-long record advocating for improvements to the foster care system in the United States, leading legislation to help protect children in and at risk of entering foster care. In 2023, as then-Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Crapo called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure timely and transparent approval of services aimed at preventing foster care placements.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-30T06:11:53Z", "2026-05-30T06:13:24Z"]], "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://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-every-child-deserves-a-safe-homesenate-passes-national-foster-care-month-resolution"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7638558745384216, "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"}