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Scott Perry (R-PA)

Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act

H.R. 9132 · House bill Immigration

A Republican bill with 29 Republican cosponsors · See all 29 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts within the United States. It aims to invalidate agreements made between foreign national prospective parents and U.S.-based surrogate mothers. The bill intends to impose criminal penalties on surrogacy brokers who facilitate these void agreements. Additionally, the act addresses the legal custody of children born from such arrangements. It also limits the ability of foreign nationals to claim immigration benefits based on the citizenship of children born through these prohibited contracts.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill increases federal authority by invalidating private contracts and imposing criminal penalties on brokers.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make elections run better?

    The bill aims to prevent foreign nationals from obtaining U.S. citizenship through surrogacy to potentially influence elections.

  • Scored +2

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill establishes that custody for children born under voided agreements will be decided based on the best interests of the child.

The opposite· 3 of 5

  • Scored -6

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill restricts immigration benefits for foreign parents of U.S. citizen children born via surrogacy.

  • Scored -5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Surrogacy brokers face significant criminal penalties and fines under this act.

  • Scored -5

    Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?

    The bill explicitly limits the ability of foreign parents to claim immigration benefits based on the citizenship of their children.