Representatives Tom Bliley (R-VA) and Jim Oberstar (D-MN) united to form the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) caucus.

Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Larry Craig (R-ID) hired a full-time fellow, Kerry Marks Hasenbalg, to support the CCA.

[6] Angels in Adoption honorees travel to Washington, D.C. to celebrate their hard work and dedication to the issues and participate in special events to engage them in using their personal experience to effect change.

Past recipients include Alonzo Mourning,[7] Darryl McDaniels,[8] Laura Bush,[9] Jane Seymour,[10] Bruce Willis,[11] Rosie O'Donnell,[12] Muhammad Ali,[13] Shonda Rhimes,[13] Bill Klein and Jen Arnold,[13] NBC Studios,[13] Hallmark Channel,[13] PEOPLE Magazine,[13] Miranda and Luke Caldwell,[13] This Is Us,[13] Hoda Kotb,[13] and Alec Ingold.

The experience includes the researching and writing of a policy report that is presented to Members of Congress and the press, highlighting urgent and continuing issues in foster child welfare.

The day is a "collective effort to raise awareness of the more than 123,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States.