Federal SB3285 aims to criminalize unlawful adoption practices by unlicensed intermediaries.
Federal SB3285, the Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection, and Transparency Act of 2025, seeks to protect individuals and families involved in private domestic interstate adoptions from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries. The bill amends title 18, United States Code, to criminalize unlawful adoption practices, including soliciting prospective adoptive parents, placing parents, or offering anything of value to placing parents before consulting with a licensed agency or attorney.
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