Stop Silencing Victims Act
Latest action · May 2, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 2, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 2, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
- Government Operations and Politics
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
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