Resource Center
Interactive maps, data tools, visualizations, and reference materials related to adoptee rights in the United States, expanding on resources already available on adopteerightslaw.com.
Immigration and U.S. Citizenship
Interactive Chart
Who Investigates Voters
The federal agencies, offices, and data systems behind noncitizen-voting investigations, and what each one means for intercountry adoptees.
Data Visualization
USCIS Case Processing Times
How long it takes USCIS to complete most N-600 and N-400 applications, at each USCIS field office.
Data Visualization
USCIS A-File Redactions
Percentage of “A-File” pages that USCIS has redacted or withheld in full, by the date of the file's release.
Lookup Tool
Intercountry Adoption Agency Lookup
Search current and former accredited intercountry adoption agencies for documented adverse actions, denials, and compliance findings, with the source of each.
Coming Soon
U.S. Passport Helper
Whether an adult adopted person has all of the documents necessary to apply for a U.S. passport for the first time.
Critical Records
Interactive Map
Original Birth Records by State
Map showing how each U.S. state has affirmed, limited, or rejected the right of adult adopted people to obtain their own original birth records.
In Development
What Can I Get?
How hard, easy, or impossible it may be to get records that are increasingly necessary to vote, secure citizenship, or prove who you are, state-by-state.
Legislation
Legislative Analysis
Bill Tracking: States
Tracking and analysis of state-level adoptee rights legislation for the 2027 session, with some prior-year bills carried over or becoming effective in 2027.
Awaiting 120th Session
Bill Tracking: Congress
Tracking and analysis of federal legislation in the 120th Congressional session that impacts adopted people.
Archived Bills
State Legislation in 2026
State-level bills in 2026 that involved adoptees and adoptee rights.