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H.R. 6170 · 119th Congress

ADOPT Act of 2025

IntroducedCrime and Law Enforcement
IntroducedNov 20, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 2 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 6170 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Nov 20, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Purpose
  • Sec. 3 Adoption offense
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. 2025-11-20Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
    2. 2025-11-20Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    3. 2025-11-20Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Don Bacon R-NE-2
    • Judy Chu D-CA-28
    • Angie Craig D-MN-2
    • Danny K. Davis D-IL-7
    • Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
    • Diana Harshbarger R-TN-1
    • Wesley Hunt R-TX-38
    • Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
    • Mike Kelly R-PA-16
    • Laurel M. Lee R-FL-15
    • Mike Levin D-CA-49
    • Tracey Mann R-KS-1
    All 20 cosponsors
    • Mike Quigley D-IL-5
    • Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL-10
    • David Schweikert R-AZ-1
    • Jefferson Shreve R-IN-6
    • Adam Smith D-WA-9
    • Lloyd Smucker R-PA-11
    • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
    • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7