# 119-s-5060: Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026

119-s-5060, Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5060
- Congress: 119
- Title: Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**This bill would aim to _end child marriage under 18_ in the United States by creating federal studies, model laws, state incentives, and immigration safeguards.** It focuses on survivor remedies, state-level policy change, and stronger rules for visa petitions and consular processing. - Survivors and families: Creates a National Commission to study child marriage and issue recommendations. It would let minors petition to void marriages and bars an adult spouse from voiding a marriage with a partner under the age of majority. - Immigrant petitioners and beneficiaries: Would require spousal and fiancé(e) petitioners and beneficiaries to be adults in most cases, with a narrow humanitarian exception allowing a noncitizen spouse as young as age 16 in limited cases. Fiancé(e) visas would require entry within 90 days, and applications with under-18 marriages would trigger private interviews and updated, multilingual informational materials. - States and support programs: Would fund State task forces and create financial incentives for States that bar under-18 marriage. It authorizes $375,000 per year for task forces and $5.0 million per year for the incentive program for fiscal years 2027–2032. *Would authorize specific appropriations including $1.5 million for the National Commission in each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028, plus the task force and incentive funding listed above.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal studies on child marriage: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Comptroller General would deliver two sets of federal reports. One report would be due within 3 years and would review federal and State laws, five-year State incidence before enactment, recent research on harms, and service gaps. Another set would start within 1 year and then be du…
- State tools to end child marriage: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would push States to end child marriage with several tools. The Attorney General would prepare a model State law (within 180 days after a federal commission report) that sets 18 as the minimum marriage age, lets people married as minors petition to void the marriage, and stops…
- New immigration rules on child marriage: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would tighten immigration rules for marriages and engagements involving people under 18. U.S. petitioners and K (fiancé/fiancée) beneficiaries generally would need to be at least 18, and fiancé(e) beneficiaries must enter the U.S. to marry within 90 days. A 16- or 17-year-old c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5060)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2982)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5060 (as of 2026-08-13).