# 119-hr-7040: SAFE KIDS Act

119-hr-7040, SAFE KIDS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7040
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE KIDS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Blocks certain international surrogacy deals tied to foreign adversarial nations and penalizes brokers who arrange them.** The law treats many surrogacy agreements involving prospective parents or brokers from a listed "foreign entity of concern" as void when the surrogate is in the United States at birth or is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. An exception applies when two prospective parents are married and at least one is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. - Prospective parents from a foreign entity of concern face unenforceable surrogacy contracts if the surrogate is in the U.S. at birth or is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. This includes a presumption the prospective parent will relinquish parental claims in those cases. - Surrogacy brokers who knowingly or recklessly help form or execute a void agreement can be fined or imprisoned for up to 1 year under federal law. This targets commercial facilitation of such cross-border arrangements. - Custody and parental rights for children born under these circumstances are decided by the surrogate's State using the child's best interests. The void surrogacy agreement and related understandings carry no legal effect.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits surrogacy with some foreign parents: mixed, high. If enacted, this would create definitions for international surrogacy and a presumption about parental rights when a prospective parent is from a listed foreign nation (see 10 U.S.C. 4872(f)(2)). It would make many surrogacy agreements void if the surrogate is in the United States at birth or is a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7040 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7040)

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- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7040 (as of 2026-06-05).