To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit surrogacy arrangements for sex offenders, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates a federal crime for registered sex offenders who enter surrogacy arrangements intending to exercise parental rights and for persons who commit sex offenses during the arrangement-to-birth period.
Who Benefits and How
Children and surrogates may receive additional protection from sex offenders seeking parental control through surrogacy arrangements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Registered sex offenders and other persons who commit sex offenses during covered surrogacy arrangements face up to 18 years in prison.
Key Provisions
- Creates a new federal offense for registered sex offenders who use interstate or foreign commerce to enter covered surrogacy arrangements intending to exercise parental rights.
- Creates the same penalty for persons who commit a sex offense between the arrangement and the child's birth.
- Defines sex offender, sex offense, and surrogacy arrangement for the new federal offense.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a federal crime for registered sex offenders who enter surrogacy arrangements intending to exercise parental rights and for persons who commit sex offenses during the arrangement-to-birth period.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Creates a federal crime for registered sex offenders who enter surrogacy arrangements intending to exercise parental rights and for persons who commit sex offenses during the arrangement-to-birth period.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Children and surrogates affected by covered arrangements
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Registered sex offenders and other persons committing covered sex offenses
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
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Registered sex offenders and other persons committing covered sex offenses
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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