Protecting Kids from Creeps Act
Introduced June 3, 2026 · Last action June 3, 2026
Plain English Summary
This bill makes it a federal crime for surrogacy agencies to knowingly or recklessly facilitate surrogacy contracts with sex offenders (individuals required to register under federal law), and criminalizes sex offenders knowingly entering into surrogacy agreements themselves. Violations carry 10-20 year prison sentences for agencies and 20-year sentences for sex offenders and complicit employees; convicted agencies also lose tax-exempt status and federal grant eligibility.
Who benefits
Child protection advocates and state custody authorities (who gain enforcement power); families seeking surrogacy through legitimate, compliant agencies (clearer legal environment); state courts determining child custody under best-interests standard
Who pays / loses
Surrogacy agencies and their employees (face criminal liability, loss of tax-exempt status, ineligibility for federal grants, operational restrictions); sex offenders seeking surrogacy (face 20-year federal prison sentences); surrogate parents and prospective parents who entered contracts later found void (lose contractual enforceability and parental rights recognition); surrogacy industry participants who lose clients due to compliance costs
Funding & Lobbying Interests
This bill appears to serve child protection advocacy groups and law enforcement interests rather than financial industries. No sponsor campaign finance data was provided. The bill targets surrogacy agencies as the regulated entities; legitimate U.S. surrogacy agencies (primarily small boutique firms and nonprofit entities) would face compliance burdens and regulatory risk, while organizations opposing surrogacy or supporting strict sex-offender restrictions would support passage.
Sponsor
Sponsor information not available.
Vote Record
No recorded votes.
Campaign Finance — Primary Sponsor
No campaign finance data available for this sponsor.
501(c)(4) disclosure: Contributions from 501(c)(4) "dark money" organizations are not required to be publicly disclosed and are not reflected in the figures above. Data sourced from FEC public disclosure filings.
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