Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act
Introduced June 3, 2026 · Last action June 3, 2026
Plain English Summary
This bill prohibits foreign nationals from entering into surrogacy contracts with U.S.-based surrogate mothers and makes such contracts void and unenforceable. It imposes criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison on surrogacy brokers who knowingly facilitate these international arrangements, and strips foreign national parents of any immigration benefits based on U.S.-born children from voided surrogacy contracts.
Who benefits
U.S. citizens and permanent resident surrogate mothers who wish to prevent enforcement of surrogacy contracts against them; domestic adoption and fertility services (fertility clinics serving married U.S. citizen couples); state child welfare systems (who gain custody determination authority); advocates focused on national security and child welfare concerns regarding international commercial surrogacy; U.S.-based surrogacy agencies that work exclusively with domestic clients and U.S. citizens
Who pays / loses
Foreign nationals seeking to become parents through U.S. surrogacy arrangements (especially those from China and other nations mentioned); surrogacy brokers and agencies operating international commercial surrogacy businesses in the United States (particularly the 107+ Chinese-owned agencies mentioned in Southern California); prospective international parents who have already entered into or rely on these contracts; children born under voided surrogacy agreements who lose legal recognition of custody arrangements and cannot sponsor their biological parents for visas once adults; foreign nationals who cannot claim immigration benefits based on parentage of U.S.-born children from these contracts
Funding & Lobbying Interests
Child welfare advocacy organizations and social conservative groups focused on family policy and national security concerns typically support surrogacy restrictions. The bill's sponsors (primarily Republican members from conservative districts) reflect ideological concerns about international surrogacy rather than direct financial lobbying. Industries that would oppose this bill include surrogacy brokers and agencies, international fertility clinics with U.S. operations, and the estimated 107+ Chinese-owned surrogacy agencies operating in Southern California. No specific donor finance data was provided in the bill text.
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Vote Record
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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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