To prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The Safeguarding Honest Speech Act would prohibit federal agencies and departments from using federal funds to enforce policies requiring employees or contractors to use someone's preferred pronouns or a name other than their legal name. The bill defines sex based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth. Employees or contractors who believe their agency violated this requirement could file a complaint and receive a formal response within 30 days, and if unsatisfied, could pursue a civil lawsuit against their agency for relief including injunctive relief, compensatory damages up to $100,000 in punitive damages, and attorney fees. The legislation provides a one-year statute of limitations for filing such lawsuits. The bill contains no specified funding allocation, as it restricts the use of existing federal funds rather than appropriating new money.
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