TREY'S Law

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.