# 119-hr-9758: Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026

119-hr-9758, Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9758
- Congress: 119
- Title: Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Eliminate child marriage in the United States**. This bill sets up a national commission to study child marriage, ties federal grant incentives to state bans on under-18 marriage, and tightens immigration and federal property rules to limit underage marriages. - Survivors and families: Establishes a 10-member National Commission that must include at least one survivor and issue interim and final reports on laws, service gaps, and outcomes. The Department of Justice will produce a model State statute that lets individuals who married as minors petition to void those marriages. - States and local programs: Creates competitive State task forces to collect up to 10 years of data and recommend protections. Authorizes $375,000 annually for task force grants and authorizes $5.0 million annually for the State incentive program for FY2027–2032. - Immigrants and federal processes: Raises age thresholds for fiancé and spouse visas so petitioners and beneficiaries are generally 18, requires private interviews when underage marriages are involved, updates visa forms, and mandates multilingual public outreach. *Authorizes roughly $35.3 million in federal funding from 2027 through 2032; if appropriated, this would increase federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal study and reporting on child marriage: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a National Commission within HHS to study child marriage and issue an interim report within one year and a final report within two years. The Commission would meet within 120 days of appointments and would end 180 days after the final report. The bill would also re…
- State grants and incentives to end child marriage: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS could award competitive grants to States that allow minors to marry to form task forces, collect ten years of statewide data, and make policy recommendations. The bill would authorize $375,000 per year for task force grants for fiscal years 2027 through 2032. The Attorney General co…
- New age rules for marriage visas: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would raise and clarify age rules for fiancé(e) and spouse immigration petitions. Petitioners and most beneficiaries would generally need to be at least 18 at filing or at the time of marriage. A 16- or 17-year-old who lived in a State that legally allowed the marriage could qu…
- Model state law and federal wedding ban: mixed, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would form a working group to issue a model State statute within 180 days after the National Commission's final report. The model statute would raise the minimum marriage age to 18 (or the State's higher age), allow people married as minors to petition to void the m…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9758 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9758)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9758 (as of 2026-08-13).