Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act
Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Jun 3, 2026 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Nov 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 94, June 3, 2026, page H3830.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.