We provide position statements on issues affecting adopted people in the United States. At the heart of our work are three interconnected issues: identity, citizenship, and equality.

Adoptees United is led by adoptees in the United States. We are committed to a diverse board and organization that represents the interests of all adoptees, whether domestic, intercountry, …

Nov 20, 2025 · Overview of current state-level adoptee rights or adoption-related legislation in the United States for the 2025 legislative sessions. Federal legislation related to adopted people is …

Adoptees United reaffirms the core principle that a full and equal right to identity applies to all adopted persons, whether adopted domestically or transnationally.

Nov 5, 2025 · To reclaim our full selves, we have to reclaim this truth: we are immigrants. And when we speak up during National Adoptee Awareness Month, we must do so not only as …

Apr 10, 2025 · Adoptees United provides general information resources specifically for intercountry adoptees who have US citizenship or immigration issues. Our resources are not …

A charitable program to donate DNA test kits to adoptees who cannot otherwise afford them. Get details, donate, and make requests here.

Map of state legislation that Adoptees United currently tracks and analyzes. Additional descriptions and analyses of these bills are on our state legislative page (or click on a state to …

The clinic provides legal services to intercountry adopted people who were adopted to the United States and have issues with US citizenship (or have questions about it).

Sep 21, 2025 · Congress has introduced the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, also known as the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2025, continuing a decades-long fight to secure US …