What Happened to the BLM and compliance checks?
The history of BLM adoption compliance is defined by a "timeliness gap." While the law has mandated a one-year probationary period since 1978, the agency has consistently lacked the staffing and resources to perform the required inspections within that window. This has repeatedly allowed bad-faith actors to exploit the program, most recently evidenced by the collapse of the Adoption Incentive Program in 2025.