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TREY'S Law

USA119th CongressS-3966| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2026
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (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.
Apr 29, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-8571
Introduced in House
May 14, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 19, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
May 19, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
May 20, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400)
May 20, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 20, 2026
Received in the House.
May 20, 2026
Held at the desk.
  • March 3, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


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


  • April 29, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-8571
    Introduced in House


  • May 14, 2026
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • May 19, 2026
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.


  • May 19, 2026
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400)


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 20, 2026
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 20, 2026
    Received in the House.


  • May 20, 2026
    Held at the desk.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 119-8571: TREY'S Law
Assault and harassment offensesContracts and agencyCrimes against childrenCrime victimsHuman traffickingSex offenses

TREY'S Law

USA119th CongressS-3966| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2026
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
3 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-8571
Introduced in House
May 14, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 19, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
May 19, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
May 20, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400)
May 20, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 20, 2026
Received in the House.
May 20, 2026
Held at the desk.
  • March 3, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


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


  • April 29, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-8571
    Introduced in House


  • May 14, 2026
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • May 19, 2026
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.


  • May 19, 2026
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400)


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 20, 2026
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 20, 2026
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 20, 2026
    Received in the House.


  • May 20, 2026
    Held at the desk.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 119-8571: TREY'S Law
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesContracts and agencyCrimes against childrenCrime victimsHuman traffickingSex offenses