{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8571","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8571,"title":"TREY'S Law","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-04-29","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000603","fullName":"Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":26}],"cosponsorsCount":14,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-29","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Assault and harassment offenses","Contracts and agency","Crime victims","Crimes against children","Human trafficking","Sex offenses"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-29","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements Law or TREY'S Law</strong></p><p>This bill limits the enforceability of nondisclosure clauses that prohibit the disclosure of sexual abuse against a minor.</p><p>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.</p><p>These changes apply to any nondisclosure clause in a contract entered into before, on, or after this bill's date of enactment.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-30T18:07:24Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":315,"ts":"2026-10-14T17:12:48.502Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=TREY'S%20Law"}]}}