119th Congress · introduced in the House · Nov 20, 2025
ADOPT Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Nov 20, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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5 citations.
ACADEMY OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ATTORNEYS (FKA AM AC ADPT ATTNYS) · lobbying firm or registrant: SIMS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education related to and in support of domestic and international adoption. Issues related to IVF access. S. 3285/H.R. 6170, the ADOPT Act of 2025. Issues related to foster care, adoption, and citizenship. S. 3101/H.R. 7040, the Stopping Adversarial Foreign Exploitation of Kids In D…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ACADEMY OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ATTORNEYS (FKA AM AC ADPT ATTNYS) · lobbying firm or registrant: SIMS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education related to and in support of domestic and international adoption. Issues related to IVF access. S. 3285/H.R. 6170, the ADOPT Act of 2025. Issues related to foster care, adoption, and citizenship.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ACADEMY OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ATTORNEYS (FKA AM AC ADPT ATTNYS) · lobbying firm or registrant: SIMS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education related to and in support of domestic and international adoption. Issues related to IVF access. S. 3285/H.R. 6170, the ADOPT Act of 2025. Issues related to foster care, adoption, and citizenship.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…urposes, all provisions. H.R.498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, prohibiting Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, all provisions. H.R.6170/S.3285, ADOPT Act, criminalizing unlawful adoption practices, all provisions. H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, recognizing students who…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ACADEMY OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ATTORNEYS (FKA AM AC ADPT ATTNYS) · lobbying firm or registrant: SIMS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education related to and in support of domestic and international adoption. Issues related to IVF access. S. 3285/H.R. 6170, the ADOPT Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing