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That the House of Representatives— (1) affirms the importance of fatherhood in caring for, nurturing, and supporting children throughout their lives; (2) supports the efforts of public officials, community leaders, faith leaders, and all citizens to promote and encourage engaged fatherhood; (3) recognizes the impact that fatherlessness has had on American children, including in the Black community, in creating obstacles for children to learn, grow, develop, and live fulfilling and rewarding lives; (4) recognizes the impact the criminal justice system and incarceration have had in creating single-parent homes; (5) recognizes misaligned incentives in the structure of Federal welfare programs and the barriers they create in allowing fathers to return home to their spouse and children; (6) supports programs and initiatives to provide incarcerated individuals with the tools and skills to seek meaningful employment opportunities upon release from detention; (7) reaffirms support for efforts to encourage educational opportunities and economic development in minority communities, such as historically Black colleges and universities, the First Step Act, and Opportunity Zones; (8) commits to researching and understanding the root causes of fatherlessness, and crafting public policy that supports and encourages fully engaged fatherhood; (9) should address the difficulties of child custody as it relates to alimony and child support; (10) should explore tax incentives and programs to incentivize American dads as foster parents and in mentoring programs; and (11) should develop a national promotional effort to incentivize fatherhood.