ADOPT Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6220 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6220 To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize unlawful adoption practices. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2023 Ms. Kuster (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Aderholt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize unlawful adoption practices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection, and Transparency Act of 2023'' or the ``ADOPT Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to: (1) Protect individuals and families impacted by private domestic adoption from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries. (2) Ensure that individuals seeking assistance with domestic adoption have r…