S. 3966 119th Congress Senate

TREY'S Law

Official title: A bill to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2026 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Law Assault and harassment offensesContracts and agencyCrime victimsCrimes against children

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Human traffickingSex offenses

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Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2398-2400; text: CR S2399-2400)

May 20, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

May 20, 2026

Held at the desk.

May 20, 2026

Received in the House.

May 20, 2026

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

May 19, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.

May 19, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

May 14, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 3, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now May 20, 2026

Held at the desk.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosur…
Open Business Meeting May 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM EDT · Judiciary Committee
Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, …
Open Business Meeting Apr 30, 2026 · 10:15 AM EDT · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for NO MORE VICTIMS · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND
for NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for NO MORE VICTIMS · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings

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Cosponsors 20