I am a constituent writing to urge your support for the Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection, and Transparency (ADOPT) Act, H.R. 6170 / S. 3285. This bipartisan bill adds critical safeguards for women, children, and families in private domestic adoption by prohibiting unlicensed adoption intermediaries and ensuring that adoption professionals operate only in states where they are licensed to provide services.
Unlicensed, for-profit middlemen currently operate across state lines, charging high fees to match pregnant women with adoptive families without meaningful oversight, which can deprive mothers of local support and expose adoptive families to deception and financial exploitation. This has exponentially increased the cost of private adoption across the country, commodifying children and making adoption transactional. The ADOPT Act would help prevent these abuses by limiting paid adoption advertising to states where providers are licensed and banning unlicensed entities from marketing or providing adoption services. This legislation is a reasonable, targeted step to curb profiteering and ensure that adoption is handled by accountable, qualified professionals.
The ADOPT Act has been endorsed by reputable adoption support organizations around the country. Please cosponsor H.R. 6170 / S. 3285, the ADOPT Act, to better protect all parties and keep adoption a safe option for children and families.
