SRES 538 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A resolution designating November 2025 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month".

S.Res. 538 designates November 2025 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month" to highlight the issue of homelessness affecting children and youth. The resolution cites statistics showing over 1.4 million homeless children and youth in U.S. public schools during the 2022-2023 school year and emphasizes challenges like higher health risks, chronic absenteeism, and suicide rates among homeless youth. It encourages businesses, governments, and organizations to raise awareness and support efforts addressing homelessness during November 2025. As a symbolic resolution (not a law), it does not create new policies but aims to foster public attention and community action.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Last action Dec 9, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8580; text: CR S8579-8580)
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors