U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9131: Protecting Kids from Creeps Act
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
To prohibit surrogacy agencies from facilitating surrogacy contracts with sex offenders, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit surrogacy agencies from facilitating surrogacy contracts with sex offenders, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit surrogacy agencies from facilitating surrogacy contracts with sex offenders, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Kids from Creeps Act . SECTION 2. Prohibition Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 2260B. Prohibition on sex offenders obtaining a child through surrogacy (a) Surrogacy agency Whoever, being a surrogacy agency, knowingly or recklessly facilitates a surrogacy agreement in which a party to that agreement is a sex offender shall be-- (1) in the case of an agency acting recklessly, fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years; and (2) in the case of an agency acting knowingly, fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 20 years. (b) Employees Whoever, being an employee of a surrogacy agency, knowingly facilitates a surrogacy agreement in which a party to that agreement is a sex offender shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 20 years. (c) Sex offender Whoever, being a sex offender, knowingly enters into a surrogacy agreement shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 20 years. (d) Status as a 501(c)(3) organization A surrogacy agency that is convicted of an offense under this section shall be …
Sponsors
- Scott Perry (R, HD-010) · primary sponsor
- Andy Biggs (R, HD-AZ-5)
- Sheri Biggs (R, HD-SC-3)
- Tim Burchett (R, HD-002)
- Randy Fine (R, 6)
- Mark Harris (R, HD-NC-8)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015)
- Barry Moore (R, HD-AL-2)
- Keith Self (R, HD-003)
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17)
- Warren Davidson (R, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB9131?
- HB9131 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protecting Kids from Creeps Act.
- What does HB9131 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit surrogacy agencies from facilitating surrogacy contracts with sex offenders, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9131?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9131?
- Scott Perry (R, HD-010), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9131?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9131
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