U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9132: Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
To prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act . SECTION 2. Findings and purposes (a) Purposes The purposes of this Act are to-- (1) invalidate surrogate parentage contracts between prospective parents with citizenship or permanent residence in a foreign country and a surrogate mother in the United States; and (2) impose criminal penalties on surrogacy brokers who commercially facilitate such invalid agreements. (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Currently, unrestricted surrogacies allow foreign nationals, including those residing in adversarial countries to the United States, to obtain a surrogate mother transported to or residing in the United States for the purpose of giving birth to a child. (2) Upon receiving automatic United States citizenship, many infants born through an international surrogate contract are flown to adversarial countries to be raised abroad by their respective parent(s). (3) Children born through an international surrogate contract remain eligible to vote in United States elections, access sensitive government positions, and eventually sponsor their respective parents for immigrant visas once they turn 21 years old. (4) In the current unregulated environment, even foreign nationals in countries friendly to the United States are still susceptible to bribery …
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)
- Paul Gosar (R, HD-AZ-9)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Mark Harris (R, HD-NC-8)
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015)
- Barry Moore (R, HD-AL-2)
- Keith Self (R, HD-003)
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB9132?
- HB9132 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act.
- What does HB9132 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9132?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9132?
- Scott Perry (R, HD-010), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9132?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9132
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