End Forced Child Marriages Act

Bill: 117-hr-1606
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-08
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Marriage and family status

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End Forced Child Marriages Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on state laws regarding the minimum marriage age and the prevalence of marriage involving a child who is under the minimum marriage age.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1606 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2021 Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Morelle , and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Child Abuse and Prevention Act to require a study and report on marital age of consent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Forced Child Marriages Act . 2. Study and report on marital age of consent Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Study and report on marital age of consent (1) Study The Secretary shall study, with respect to each State— (A) the State law regarding the minimum marriage age; and (B) the prevalence of marriage involving a child who is under the age of such minimum marriage age. (2) Factors The study required under paragraph (1) shall include an examination of— (A) the extent to which any statutory exceptions to the minimum marriage age in such laws contribute to the prevalence of marriage involving a child described in paragraph (1)(B); (B) whether such exceptions allow such a child to be married without the consent of such child; and (C) the impact of such exceptions on the safety of such children. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the study required by this subsection, including any best practices. .