TREY's Law would prohibit the enforcement of nondisclosure and confidentiality clauses in contracts that prevent people from disclosing sexual abuse of minors. The bill applies retroactively to all existing agreements, regardless of when they were signed, and prevents anyone from trying to enforce such silencing provisions. The legislation protects both direct victims of child sexual abuse and anyone else with knowledge of such abuse, though it still allows settlements to include confidentiality provisions about payment amounts and terms as long as they do not restrict disclosure of the abuse itself. The bill is based on Congress's constitutional authority to enforce federal criminal laws protecting minors and to protect fundamental rights guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. No specific funding or timeline is included in the legislation.
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