Sen. Cruz Introduces Bipartisan TREY’S Law to Ban NDAs That Silence Child Abuse Victims

From policy text

“A nondisclosure clause shall be void and unenforceable as against public policy only to the extent that the nondisclosure clause prohibits-- (1) a victim or alleged victim of sexual abuse against a minor person from disclosing-- (A) that act of sexual abuse against a minor person; or (B) facts related to that act of sexual abuse against a minor person”

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“This Act shall apply to any nondisclosure clause in a contract or agreement entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.”

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“Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person, including a victim or alleged victim of sexual abuse against a minor person, from entering into a contract or agreement that restricts the disclosure of information, including the amount or payment terms of a settlement”

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“Agreements containing nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions, frequently concluded through the instrumentalities of interstate commerce, have been used to silence survivors of sexual abuse and conceal ongoing or repeated abuse.”

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“This Act supersedes any State law to the extent that such law permits enforcement of a provision, the enforcement of which is prohibited under this Act.”