US EditionLongtime Minnesota Lawmakers Talk Politics as They Enter Their Last Session
The ADOPT Act aims to federally regulate adoption providers, requiring licensing and payment controls to protect families from predatory unlicensed intermediaries, supporters said.
- Last week, Sen. Katie Britt and Sen. Amy Klobuchar unveiled the ADOPT Act in the U.S. Senate to target unlicensed adoption intermediaries known as "baby brokers."
- To curb exploitation, the bill seeks to shut down the "shadow market" of unlicensed adoption intermediaries to protect expectant mothers and prospective parents.
- The bill would federally ban unlicensed advertising for pay and require adoption providers and attorneys to operate only in states where licensed, routing payments to expectant mothers through in-state providers.
- Supporters and lawmakers say the measure is gaining momentum as major industry groups including the National Council For Adoption, the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, and Ethical Family Building back the bill, while companion legislation is carried by Rep. Robert Aderholt .
- Sen. Katie Britt describes the ADOPT Act as the latest in her family-focused policy agenda and emphasizes the need for federal guardrails to protect adoption integrity.
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Longtime Minnesota lawmakers talk politics as they enter their last session
ST. PAUL — Laughter spilled out of Sen. Ann Rest’s office, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the Minnesota Capitol. As she eased back into her leather chair and attempted to contain her laughter, she took a sip of her morning coffee from a mug etched with the word “Nice.” What was so funny? The thought of running again for public office. The 83-year-old from New Hope is preparing for her last session after 41 years serving in both the H…
Longtime Minnesota lawmakers talk politics as they enter their last session
ST. PAUL — Laughter spilled out of Sen. Ann Rest’s office, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the Minnesota Capitol. As she eased back into her leather chair and attempted to contain her laughter, she took a sip of her morning coffee from a mug etched with the word “Nice.” What was so funny? The thought of running again for public office. The 83-year-old from New Hope is preparing for her last session after 41 years serving in both the H…
Longtime Minnesota lawmakers talk politics as they enter their last session
ST. PAUL — Laughter spilled out of Sen. Ann Rest’s office, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the Minnesota Capitol. As she eased back into her leather chair and attempted to contain her laughter, she took a sip of her morning coffee from a mug etched with the word “Nice.” What was so funny? The thought of running again for public office. The 83-year-old from New Hope is preparing for her last session after 41 years serving in both the H…
Longtime Minnesota lawmakers talk politics as they enter their last session
ST. PAUL — Laughter spilled out of Sen. Ann Rest’s office, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the Minnesota Capitol. As she eased back into her leather chair and attempted to contain her laughter, she took a sip of her morning coffee from a mug etched with the word “Nice.” What was so funny? The thought of running again for public office. The 83-year-old from New Hope is preparing for her last session after 41 years serving in both the H…
Longtime Minnesota lawmakers talk politics as they enter their last session
ST. PAUL — Laughter spilled out of Sen. Ann Rest’s office, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the Minnesota Capitol. As she eased back into her leather chair and attempted to contain her laughter, she took a sip of her morning coffee from a mug etched with the word “Nice.” What was so funny? The thought of running again for public office. The 83-year-old from New Hope is preparing for her last session after 41 years serving in both the H…
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