Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026”.
Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026
A BILL
To prohibit marriages between individuals who are closely related by blood.
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.