Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced
Summary
A federal prohibition on marriages between people related up to the degree of first cousins. This bill would change 1 U.S.C. §7 to require that two people be unrelated by blood or marriage within the degree of a first cousin to marry under federal law. That change would bar marriages between siblings, parents and children, and first cousins. Marriages between more distant relatives, like second cousins, would remain allowed.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New ban on close-relative marriages
This bill would change federal law to bar marriages between two people who are related by blood or marriage within the degree of first cousin. If enacted, that would include parent and child, siblings, and first cousins. The restriction would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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