HR6170Referred to Committee
ADOPT Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Robert B. Aderholt
Republican · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (534 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/A000055
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2025-11-20
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)Original· 2025-11-20
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)Original· 2025-11-20
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-12-16
- Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2025-12-18
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)· 2026-01-07
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2026-01-13
- David Schweikert (R-AZ-1)· 2026-01-22
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)· 2026-02-02
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2026-02-23
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-03-27
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)· 2026-05-04
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-11-20
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20
Plain-English Summary
Based on the title and crime/law enforcement focus, this bill likely aims to strengthen adoption-related policies or procedures within the criminal justice system, possibly addressing issues like background checks for adoptive parents, protections for children in foster care, or coordination between adoption agencies and law enforcement. The specific details would depend on the bill's actual provisions, but the general intent appears to be improving safety or oversight in adoption processes through legal or enforcement mechanisms. Anyone involved in adoption—whether as prospective parents, social workers, or children in the system—could be affected by changes this bill might make.
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Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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