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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To prohibit marriages between individuals who are closely related by blood.
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To prohibit marriages between individuals who are closely related by blood.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. Federal prohibition on consanguineous marriage.
Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking “2 individuals” and inserting “2 individuals who are not related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin” each place it appears.