This bill, known as the "ADOPT Act of 2025," aims to safeguard individuals and families involved in private domestic interstate adoptions. Its primary purpose is to protect them from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries and ensure access to properly regulated adoption providers. The legislation also seeks to prevent the commodification of children by establishing clear boundaries for adoption-related activities. The bill amends Title 18 of the U.S. Code to establish new criminal offenses related to adoption practices. Specifically, it criminalizes knowingly providing adoption intermediary services —such as soliciting or linking placing parents and prospective adoptive parents for compensation—by unlicensed entities. Exceptions are made for public and private licensed child-placing agencies, licensed attorneys, and certain intercountry adoption service providers. Furthermore, the legislation prohibits knowingly placing adoption advertisements by entities not explicitly authorized, with similar exceptions for licensed agencies and attorneys. A significant provision also makes it unlawful to knowingly provide more than $2,500 in value to a placing parent in connection with an adoption before that parent has consulted with a licensed private child-placing agency or attorney. Violations of these provisions carry substantial penalties, including fines of up to $50,000 and imprisonment for individuals, or $100,000 fines for organizations, per violation.