# 119-hr-8634: Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026

119-hr-8634, Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8634
- Congress: 119
- Title: Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Bars marriages between people who are related as close as first cousins.** The bill would amend Section 7 of title 1, United States Code to replace every occurrence of "2 individuals" with "2 individuals who are not related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin." That change would codify a federal prohibition on marrying someone related by blood or by marriage as close as a first cousin.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal ban on first-cousin marriages: cost, low. This bill would amend Section 7 of title 1, U.S. Code. It would replace every occurrence of the phrase "2 individuals" in that section with a longer phrase. The new phrase would say the two individuals must not be related by blood (consanguinity) or by marriage (affinity) within the degree of first…

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- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8634 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8634)

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- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8634 (as of 2026-09-21).