,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bj1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,moore 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,taylor7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to conduct a /udy on 
! effect ( ,/ate laws on *ild m>riages &
 =c$ m>riages1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/atus ( ,*ild ,m>riages 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,/udy & report
 on *ild & =c$ m>riages  7a7 ,/udy ,!   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all  
conduct a /udy on ! effect ( ,/ate laws 
on *ild m>riages & =c$ m>riages4 ,su*   
/udy %all include an evaluation ( !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,/ate laws ) respect to !  
m9imum age requir$ to receive a m>riage 
lic5se & exceptions to su* m9imum age   
requirem5t1 includ+ 9 ! cases ( p>5tal  
cons5t1 judicial approval1 emancipation1
 & pregnancy4  7#b7 ,! effect (         

legislative re=ms on-- 7,a7 ,/ate laws  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 !     
numb] ( *ild m>riages 9-- 7i7 ea* ,/ate 
t has enact$ exceptions to su* m9imum   
age requirem5t2 &  7ii7 ,/ates t are    
adjac5t to a ,/ate describ$ 9 clause    
7i74  7#c7 ,! difficulty ( obta9+ data f
 ea* ,/ate ) respect to *ild m>riages4  
7#d7 ,! ext5t to :i* exceptions to !    
m9imum age requirem5t increase ! numb] (
 *ild m>riages t also qualify z a =c$   
m>riage4  7#e7 ,! ext5t to :i* *ild     
m>riage leads to-- 7,a7 dome/ic viol5ce2
  7,b7 dat+ viol5ce2  7,c7 sexual       
assault2 &  7,d7 sex traffick+4  7b7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all  
complete ! /udy "u subsection 7a7 &     
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report  
conta9+ ! f9d+s ( ! /udy1 includ+       
in=mation t is disaggregat$ by age &    
g5d]4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  

7#a7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally       
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#b7 ,*ild   
m>riage ,! t]m *ild m>riage means a     
m>riage 9 :i* a p>ty to ! m>riage has n 
atta9$ ! age ( #ah at ! "t ( ! m>riage4 
7#c7 ,=c$ m>riage ,! t]m =c$ m>riage    
means a m>riage t takes place )\t ! full
 & free cons5t ( "o or bo? p>ties &     
typically involves =ce1 fraud1 or       
co]cion4