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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3966
TREY'S Law
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Introduced 2026-03-03Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceTerminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements Law or TREY'S Law This bill limits the enforceability of nondisclosure clauses that prohibit the disclosure of sexual abuse against a minor. Specifically, the bill makes a nondisclosure clause in a contract void and unenforceable to the extent that it prohibits (1) a victim or alleged victim of sexual abuse against a minor from disclosing the sexual abuse or facts related to it, or (2) any other person from disclosing facts related to the sexual abuse of a minor. These changes apply to any nondisclosure clause in a contract entered into before, on, or after this bill's date of enactment. Further, the changes made by this bill supersede any state law to the extent the state law permits enforcement of a nondisclosure clause that prohibits the disclosure of sexual abuse against a minor.
Sponsors
- Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
- 19 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400) | |
| 2026-05-20 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413. | |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-05-19 | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |