# 119-hr-7293: Protecting Children in Surrogacy Act

119-hr-7293, Protecting Children in Surrogacy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Children in Surrogacy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Blocks registered sex offenders from obtaining children through surrogacy.** This bill would create a federal crime for people required to register under the Adam Walsh Act who knowingly obtain a child via surrogacy or enter a surrogacy contract as an intended parent. It also stops federal courts from enforcing surrogacy contracts involving those individuals and centralizes civil disputes in federal district courts. - Covered sex offenders: Would make it a federal offense to knowingly obtain a child through surrogacy or sign a surrogacy contract as an intended parent if the person must register under the Adam Walsh Act. Conviction can carry a fine or up to 10 years in prison. - Surrogates and intended parents: Federal courts would be barred from enforcing any surrogacy contract where the intended parent is a covered sex offender. The bill defines surrogacy and surrogacy contracts for clarity. - Courts and jurisdiction: Federal district courts would have original jurisdiction over civil actions about these surrogacy contracts, with definitions aligned to the criminal rule.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on sex offenders using surrogacy: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it a federal crime for a person required to register as a sex offender under the Adam Walsh Act to obtain a child through surrogacy. It would also make it a crime to enter a surrogacy contract as an intended parent when one or more interstate or territorial triggers…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1851: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7293)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-1851: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1851)
- [119-hr-2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2701)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7293 (as of 2026-09-21).