Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026

This bill would bar federal funds from being used to carry out or enforce any rule, policy, or guidance that requires federal employees or contractors to use another person's preferred pronouns if they do not match that person's sex, or to use a name other than a person's legal name. Federal agencies would have to issue a formal response within 30 days after an employee or contractor gives written notice of an alleged violation. If the response is not satisfactory, the employee or contractor could sue the agency within one year. Courts could award injunctions, compensatory damages, punitive damages up to $100,000, and attorney fees. The bill defines sex as biological sex, either male or female, based on reproductive system.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Andrew Ogles Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors