United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 11 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 8571 — TREY'S Law

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill prohibits enforcing clauses that restrict disclosing sexual abuse of minors.

This bill seeks to prevent the enforcement of confidentiality agreements that silence disclosures of sexual abuse involving minors. It aims to uphold survivors' rights to report such abuse without legal barriers.

Summary

Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements Law or TREY'S LawThis 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 535 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (535)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 8571 do?
Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements Law or TREY'S LawThis 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.
Who sponsors HR 8571?
HR 8571 is sponsored by Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Self, Keith (Republican), Mace, Nancy (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Hunt, Wesley (Republican), Fuller, Clay (Republican), Goldman, Craig A. (Republican), Schmidt, Derek (Republican), Palmer, Gary J. (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Aderholt, Robert B. (Republican), and Gill, Brandon (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 8571?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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