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TREY'S Law

USA119th CongressS-3966| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2026
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (6)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Eric Schmitt (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, known as TREY'S Law, aims to prevent the use of contractual nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions to silence survivors of sexual abuse of minors. Congress finds that such agreements interfere with reporting crimes, obstruct justice, and frustrate the enforcement of federal criminal and civil law, thereby violating constitutional rights and impeding the enforcement of federal laws protecting minors. Specifically, the bill declares any nondisclosure clause void and unenforceable if it prohibits a victim or alleged victim from disclosing acts or facts related to sexual abuse against a minor. It also applies to any other person disclosing such facts in support of a victim's right to disclose. However, it does not prevent agreements restricting disclosure of information like settlement amounts, provided it doesn't impede the protected disclosures of abuse. The law applies retroactively to all existing and future contracts and prohibits any attempt to enforce such clauses. It also preempts any state law that permits the enforcement of these prohibited provisions, while still allowing states to enact legislation that offers greater protections to victims of sexual abuse against a minor person.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 3, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

TREY'S Law

USA119th CongressS-3966| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2026
This legislation, known as TREY'S Law, aims to prevent the use of contractual nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions to silence survivors of sexual abuse of minors. Congress finds that such agreements interfere with reporting crimes, obstruct justice, and frustrate the enforcement of federal criminal and civil law, thereby violating constitutional rights and impeding the enforcement of federal laws protecting minors. Specifically, the bill declares any nondisclosure clause void and unenforceable if it prohibits a victim or alleged victim from disclosing acts or facts related to sexual abuse against a minor. It also applies to any other person disclosing such facts in support of a victim's right to disclose. However, it does not prevent agreements restricting disclosure of information like settlement amounts, provided it doesn't impede the protected disclosures of abuse. The law applies retroactively to all existing and future contracts and prohibits any attempt to enforce such clauses. It also preempts any state law that permits the enforcement of these prohibited provisions, while still allowing states to enact legislation that offers greater protections to victims of sexual abuse against a minor person.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 3, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (6)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Eric Schmitt (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted