In retaliation for the passage of the bill, the Kremlin barred a long list of Americans from entering Russia. The move was broadly mocked, even by many of those named on the list because of the limited practical impact it had. However, at the same time, the Kremlin imposed a ban on the adoption of Russian orphans by US parents. The move, derided as cruel by adoption agencies trying to place at-risk children in safe homes, remains in place.