ADOPT Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3285 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3285 To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize unlawful adoption practices. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2025 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Husted) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 2025'' or the ``ADOPT Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to-- (1) protect individuals and families impacted by private domestic interstate adoption from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermedia…