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H.R. 8571 · 119th Congress

TREY'S Law

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IntroducedApr 29, 2026
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Apr 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 4 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 8571 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 4 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Apr 29, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Findings and purposes
  • Sec. 3 Definitions
  • Sec. 4 Nondisclosure agreements void and unenforceable
  • Sec. 5 Retroactive application
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Terminating 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.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 29, 2026).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Apr 29, 2026Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Robert B. Aderholt R-AL-4
    • Clay Fuller R-GA-14
    • Craig A. Goldman R-TX-12
    • Lance Gooden R-TX-5
    • Wesley Hunt R-TX-38
    • Ronny Jackson R-TX-13
    • Julie Johnson D-TX-32
    • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
    • Nancy Mace R-SC-1
    • John W. Mannion D-NY-22
    • Cory Mills R-FL-7
    • Gary J. Palmer R-AL-6
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    • Derek Schmidt R-KS-2
    • Keith Self R-TX-3
    • Beth Van Duyne R-TX-24