Stop Harmful Adolescent Marriage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2175
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2019-04-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

Marriage and family status
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Harmful Adolescent Marriage Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill amends the definitions of the terms &quot;spouse,&quot; &quot;wife,&quot; and &quot;husband&quot; to exclude any individual under the age of 18 for immigration law purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2175 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2019 Mr. Hunter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a spouse must be at least 18 years of age, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Harmful Adolescent Marriage Act of 2019 . 2. Age requirement for spouses Section 101(a)(35) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(35) ) is amended by inserting after does not include the following: any individual under 18 years of age or .