(CNN) -- Lawmakers in Moscow moved Friday to ban Americans from adopting Russian children, passing a bill that imposes a series of sanctions on U.S. interests, state media reported. Russia is one of the top countries of origin for international adoptions in the United States. The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, adopted the bill on its third reading, the state-run RAPSI news agency reported. The measure will now move to the Federation Council and, if approved there, will go to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law, the news agency said. Read more: Russian lawmakers eye adoption ban to U.S.
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NEW: The United States expresses "concern" about the measures in the bill
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The State Duma approves a bill barring U.S. adoption, state media says
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The measure also imposes restrictions on NGOs and U.S. officials
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If approved by the Federation Council, the bill will go to Putin to be signed into law
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"@placeholder families have welcomed more than 60,000 Russian children into American homes over the past 20 years," Ventrell said.
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Backers of the Russian bill said @placeholder adoptive parents have been abusive, citing 19 deaths of Russian children by their adoptive parents since the 1990s, according to local media.
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In 2010, an @placeholder woman caused outrage after she sent her adopted son back to Russia alone on a one-way flight, saying the boy, then 7, had violent episodes that made the family fear for its safety.