# Summary
The Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2024 is a comprehensive federal effort to combat child marriage in the United States. Over 300,000 minors were married in the country between 2000 and 2018, with documented harms including higher rates of poverty, mental health problems, domestic violence, and educational failure. The bill creates a National Commission to conduct a two-year study on child marriage laws and practices across states, with an interim report due after one year. It also establishes a grant program for state task forces to examine child marriage in states that currently allow it, provides federal incentives (up to 10 percent funding increases) to states that ban marriage under age 18, and requires the Department of Justice to develop a model statute for states to adopt. The legislation modifies immigration law to require both spouses to be at least 18 years old to obtain marriage-based visas, with limited exceptions for humanitarian reasons, and mandates public education campaigns about these changes and the dangers of child marriage. Total funding authorized is approximately $6.875 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2032.
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