H.R. No. 680

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights is a nonprofit organization
	dedicated to educating all Texans about the unique challenges faced
	by adult adoptees, and members of the group are gathering at the
	State Capitol on March 11, 2019; and
	WHEREAS, By promoting public awareness and advocating for
	legislative reform, the organization works on behalf of adopted
	adult citizens who are seeking their original birth certificates;
	it represents the interests of all three parties involved in the
	adoption process--adult adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive
	parents--and its members include Texans as well as other
	individuals whose births and adoptions occurred in our state; and
	WHEREAS, The barriers that adult adoptees currently face in
	obtaining their birth records are of vital concern as the adoptees
	may need access to this information in order to get a full
	understanding of their family health history; the mission of Texas
	Adoptee Rights stems from the belief in the fundamental right of
	adopted citizens to equal treatment under the law and in the belief
	that the adoption process in Texas should be honest and transparent
	in all aspects; and
	WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights is playing a leading role in
	advocating for public policy reform and in helping to ensure that
	our adoption system is an efficient, just, and humane system for
	current and future generations; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 11, 2019, as Texas Adoptee
	Rights Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the
	members of the organization who are visiting Austin.
	Calanni
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
	Allen Guillen Ortega
	Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
	Anchia Harless Paddie
	Anderson Harris Parker
	Ashby Hefner Patterson
	Bailes Hernandez Paul
	Beckley Herrero Perez
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
	Bernal Howard Ramos
	Biedermann Huberty Raney
	Blanco Hunter Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
	Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
	Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
	Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
	Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Cain Klick Sheffield
	Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
	Canales Kuempel Shine
	Capriglione Lambert Smith
	Clardy Landgraf Smithee
	Cole Lang Springer
	Coleman Larson Stephenson
	Collier Leach Stickland
	Cortez Leman Stucky
	Craddick Longoria Swanson
	Cyrier Lozano Talarico
	Darby Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
	Deshotel Meyer Toth
	Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
	Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miller VanDeaver
	Fierro Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morales White
	Frullo Morrison Wilson
	Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
	Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
	Goldman Murr Zedler
	González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
	González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
	Goodwin Noble
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 680 was adopted by the House on March
	11, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House