119-hconres60

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 60 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 60

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 10 
 through November 16, 2025, as ``National Caregiving Youth Week'' to 
 raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and 
 adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary 
 caregiver for family or household members.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 November 13, 2025

 Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Swalwell, 
 Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 10 
 through November 16, 2025, as ``National Caregiving Youth Week'' to 
 raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and 
 adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary 
 caregiver for family or household members.

Whereas the term ``caregiving youth'' refers to children and adolescents under 
 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family 
 or household members who are aging, and have a chronic illness, 
 disability, frailty, or other health condition for which they require 
 assistance on a regular basis, including military families and veterans;
Whereas there are an estimated more than 6,000,000 caregiving youth nationwide;
Whereas there has not been a comprehensive census calculating this population 
 since 2005, leaving the actual number of youth in this population today 
 unknown due to limited data collection, lack of formal recognition, and 
 the hesitance of many families to share information on caregiving youth;
Whereas the need for new national research is urgent in order to identify and 
 support this underserved population;
Whereas caregiving youth are distinct because they care specifically for a loved 
 one who has 1 or more medical conditions or functional decline requiring 
 care and support to undertake everyday activities;
Whereas caregiving duties range from assisting with personal care, such as 
 dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, or assisting with mobility, to 
 managing medical equipment, administering medications, caring for a 
 wound, preparing meals, translating language in medical settings, and 
 more, all of which would typically be the responsibility of an adult;
Whereas many caregiving youth also provide significant ongoing emotional 
 support, particularly when a family member is struggling with a terminal 
 or chronic illness;
Whereas caregiving youth face challenges balancing their caregiving 
 responsibilities with their education, mental health, and overall well-
 being because of the inherent challenges, demands, and stressors of 
 providing care for an ill or disabled family member, therefore putting 
 this population at greater risk of experiencing anxiety and depression, 
 school dropout, and reduced educational options during transitions to 
 adulthood;
Whereas caregiving youth often do not have access to the resources and services 
 available to adult family caregivers;
Whereas families of color and low-income families are disproportionately likely 
 to rely on caregiving youth;
Whereas the number of caregiving youth is increasing due to an aging population, 
 more multigeneration households, the opioid epidemic, lack of home care 
 insurance and services, advances in technology that allow for complex 
 care at home, including for veterans, more single-parent and 
 grandparent-led households, and more households in which both parents 
 work; and
Whereas, when caregiving youth receive recognition and support, many of the 
 challenges they experience can be mitigated, resulting in academic and 
 personal success: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--

    (1) supports the designation of ``National Caregiving Youth 
 Week'';

    (2) recognizes caregiving youth in the United States as an 
 underserved and underrecognized population;

    (3) encourages educators, research institutions, health 
 care professionals, community leaders, policymakers, and others 
 to become more familiar with the work, needs, and contributions 
 of caregiving youth;

    (4) recommends the inclusion of caregiving youth in 
 statewide family caregiver task forces; and

    (5) supports Federal initiatives to provide up-to-date, 
 nationwide research on caregiving youth.
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