Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8634

Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026

Federal Ban on Marriage Between Close Relatives

Apr 30·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is actively moving forward, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill for this legislation at this time.

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Very unlikely to pass

Marriage laws are almost always handled by individual states rather than the federal government. This bill is likely to stay in committee without a vote.

Key Points

This bill would create a federal law to stop people from marrying their first cousins or other close relatives. It would apply to people related by blood and those related by marriage.
Right now, states have different rules about whether cousins can marry. This law would set one standard for the whole country by changing how the federal government defines a legal marriage.
The plan aims to prevent marriages between close family members for health and social reasons. It would mean the federal government would no longer recognize these unions as valid marriages.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Apr 30, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8634

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Data Sources

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R: 1

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