S 3678 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Voluntary Limited Accreditation for Adoption Services Act

This bill creates a voluntary "limited accreditation" option for adoption service providers who only offer specific services: child background studies, home studies for prospective adoptive parents, or post-placement reports. It adds this new category to the existing accreditation system under the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, allowing providers to seek limited accreditation for one or more of these targeted services instead of full accreditation. The bill explicitly states this limited accreditation is optional and does not require providers to obtain it, nor does it change the definition of "adoption service" or existing requirements. It aims to expand provider options without mandating new accreditation for existing services.
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Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Jan 15, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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