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S 1314 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations

Stop Silencing Victims Act

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 2, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Silencing Victims Act

This bill makes unenforceable any provision of a nondisclosure agreement between a public sector employer and an employee that prohibits the disclosure of information relating to an allegation or a series of allegations that could give rise to a valid claim of sex discrimination.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1314: Stop Silencing Victims Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1314/
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"S. 1314: Stop Silencing Victims Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1314/.
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S. 1314, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1314/.
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[S. 1314: Stop Silencing Victims Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1314/)
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