HR8634Referred to Committee

Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-04-30

Introduced

Cosponsors

ⓘ

Type

Sponsor

Keith Self

Republican · TX · Representative

Votes with party: 84.3% (594 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001224

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)· 2026-05-07

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-30

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-04-30

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-30

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would establish federal laws preventing people who are closely related by blood from getting married, setting standards for which family relationships would make a marriage illegal. This would affect couples across the country by potentially overriding or standardizing state laws on incest and consanguinity (blood relation restrictions). The measure is currently under review by the House Judiciary Committee.

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Subjects

Families

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8634 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8634 To prohibit marriages between individuals who are closely related by blood. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit marriages between individuals who are closely related by blood. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL PROHIBITION ON CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE. Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2 individuals'' and inserting ``2 individuals who are not related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin'' each place it appears. <all>

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